(Billy Walker)      Oh Matilda, I cannot sleep   Toss and tumble and I'm forced to weep   Oh Matilda, I cannot sleep   For wanting a love I couldn't keep.      Matilda was my dark haired bride   Promised to love me all my life   But promises they don't last too long   For Matilda she is gone.      Oh Matilda, I cannot sleep   Toss and tumble and I'm forced to weep   Oh Matilda, I cannot sleep   For wanting a love I couldn't keep.      A rich plantation owner he came by   Saw Matilda and he gave her the eye   The very next day Matilda was gone   It don't pay to be a poor man's son.      Oh Matilda, I cannot sleep   Toss and tumble and I'm forced to weep   Oh Matilda, I cannot sleep   For wanting a love I couldn't keep.      --- Instrumental ---      When cold winds blow and rainy nights come   This feeling for Matilda is strong   I still feel the warmth of her embrace   Tears start rolling down my face.      Oh Matilda, I cannot sleep   Toss and tumble and I'm forced to weep   Oh Matilda, I cannot sleep   For wanting a love I couldn't keep.      Wanting a love I couldn't keep.   Wanting a love I couldn't keep...