We lived alone, my house and I
We had the earth, we had the sky
I had a lamp against the dark
And I was happy as a lark

We lived alone, my house and I (I had a stove and a window screen)
We had the earth, we had the sky (I had a table painted green)
I had a lamp against the dark (Sat on a chair with a broken back)
And I was happy as a lark (Wearing a pretty potato sack)

I had a stove and a window screen (I had a rug upon the floor)
I had a table painted green (And roses grew around my door)
Sat on a chair with a broken back (Though my estate was never high)
Wearing a pretty potato sack (My house was snug and so was I)

I had a rug upon the floor (We lived alone, my house and I)
And roses grew around my door (We had the earth, we had the sky)
I had a job, my wants were few (I had a job, my wants were few)
They were until I wanted you (They were until I wanted you)

And when I set my eyes on you
Nothing else would do
Nothing else would do