I've got a lovesick tale to tell to you
Though it ain't no fail of mine
It's 'bout a gal named Sue
And a boy named Lou
They were fightin' all the time
Sue came home one afternoon
And found an empty dining room

Without a word
A turtledove had flown
Sue began to moan
My sweetie went away
But he didn't say where
He didn't say when
He didn't say why
Oh, bid me goodbye
I'm blue as I can be

I know he loves another one
But he didn't say who
He didn't say when
He didn't say what
His mama has got
That took my sweetie from me

I'm like a little lost sheep
And I can't sleep
But I keep tryin' to forget
My travelin' papa
Had left his mama all alone
I groan
My sweetie went away
But he didn't say where
He didn't say when
He didn't say why
I know I'll die
Why don't he hurry on home?