Sing me a song of sad-ness
And sing it as blue as I feel
If a tear should appear
It's because she's not here
Sing a sad song and sing it for me

She's unhappy with me
She told me so
I'm unhappy without her
And I still love her so

Oh sing me a song of sad-ness
Pretend it's the end of the world
Sing it sweet and sing it low
And then I'll have to go
Sing a sad song and sing it for me

Sing it sweet and sing it low
And then I'll have to go
Sing a sad song and sing it for m--e