Green grows the laurel
Soft falls the dew
Sorry am I love
I'm parted with you
Sorry am I love
Contented must be
She loves another
Far better than me

I pass by love's window
Early and late
The look that she gave me
It made my heart break
The look that she gave me
Ten thousand kill
She loves another
But I love her still

Green grows the laurel
Soft falls the dew
Sorry am I love
I'm parted with you
Sorry am I love
Contented must be
She loves another
Far better than me

I wrote her a letter
A short rosy line
The answer she gave me
Twas twisted and twined
You write your love letters
Fancy and fine
You write to your love
And I will write mine

I wonder, I wonder
Why women love men
And I can't help but wonder
Why they love them
For women are faithful
And kind as you know
But men are deceivers
Wherever they go

Green grows the laurel
Soft falls the dew
Sorry am I love
I'm parted with you
Sorry am I love
Contented must be
She loves another
Far better than me

Copyright: Universal Music Publishing Group
Writer(s): Michael Moloney