Long years ago I fell in love With a lady proud and fair So passionate were she and I We made fire in the air I loved her more than life itself She loved me just the same And it broke my heart To think we'd part if she ended the affair But I was brutal,I was ignorant. I was cruel, I was brash I never gave a damn about the beauty that I'd smashed No sadist I, I found delight in making my love cry
Now I'd pray for a single kiss from her to be lashed and crucified
And now I fear his lady fair Can never more be mine Long gone are nights in my lonely bed All suffering and crying And though I fear that through this life She'll call me only friend Till I 'm dead and buried in my grave My love will never end.