I fully understood That you'd leave when your ship come by And l fully understood You had a purpose more high Then to give a little schoolboy To give a little schoolboy his first love
But oh, did I cry and did I cry For I thought that those days would just fade and die But every cell in my body has it all writ down Every smile and every frown
And oh those good-time girls, oh, those good-time girls That book it sometimes makes me glad That book it sometimes makes me sad But oh, it don't read bad, oh, it don't read bad
I cursed you to your face When you turned to go But I see now that you did just right And I bow to you low For you gave a little schoolboy You gave a little schoolboy his first love
But oh, did I cry and did I cry For I thought that those days would just fade and die But every cell in my body has it all writ down Every smile and every frown
And oh those good-time girls, oh, those good-time girls That book it sometimes makes me glad That book it sometimes makes me sad But oh, it don't read bad, oh, it don't read bad And oh, it don't read bad