I used to have a sweetheart but now I've got none   Since she's gone and left me, I care not for one   Since she's gone and left me, contended I'll be   For she loves another one better than me      Green grow the lilacs all sparklin' with you   I'm lonely, my darling, since partin' with you   And by the next meeting, I hope to prove true   And change the green lilacs to the red white and blue      I passed my love's window both early and late   The look that she gave me, made my heart ache   The look that she gave me was harm for to see   For she loves another one better than me      Green grow the lilacs all sparklin' with you   I'm lonely, my darling, since partin' with you   And by the next meeting, I hope to prove true   And change the green lilacs to the red white and blue      I wrote my love a letter in rosy red lines   She sent me an answer all twisted and twine   Saying keep your love letters and I will keep mine   Write to your sweetheart and I'll write to mine      Green grow the lilacs all sparklin' with you   I'm lonely, my darling, since partin' with you   And by the next meeting, I hope to prove true   And change the green lilacs to the red white and blue