—Vernon Dalhart, 1925
Chorus:
Oh meet me tonight, love oh meet me
Meet me out in the moonlight alone
For I have a sad story to tell you
Must be told in that moonlight alone.
Now if I had the wings of an angel
Over these prison bars I would fly
And I'd fly to the arms of my darling
And there I'd be willing to die
If I had a great ship out on the ocean
All mounted with silver and with gold
And before would see my darling suffer
That ship would be anchored and sold
Oh I wish I had someone to love me
Yes someone to call me their own
Oh I wish I had someone to sleep with
Cause I'm tired of sleeping all alone
Verse and Chorus:
| I | IV | V | I |
| I | IV | V | I |