Stonewall Jackson - Tragic Romance lyrics

Nestled in the heart of the Tennessee Hills Among the peaceful pines midst the rocks and the rills There stands my old homeplace of long long ago It brings back fond mem'ry of one I loved so I courted that maiden so sweet and so fair With heavenly eyes and with chestnut brown hair She said that she loved me and always would be mine But I went away leavin' her there behind I'll tell you the reason that I left here there To roam this old world with its sorrow and care I saw her one night in the arms of a man Hugging and kissing as two lovers can While dining one night in a far off country town A stranger walked in and he chanced to sit down While speaking of loved ones I happened to find He was the brother of that old sweetheart of mine When he heard my story to me then he said The one you love has a long time been dead Oh I was the one who you saw that fatal night All wrapped in the arms of my sister so tight She loved you so dearly but you broke her heart But stranger from her ever more you must part