Oh the moonlight's so bright makes me lonely tonight
Everything  seems to make me feel blue, dear
I  am downhearted now, I am lonesome somehow
’Cause you're proving you're untrue to me

Why should I be so lonely?
Why  should I be so sad?
Though  another is taking her away from me
The best pal that I ever had
She’s  taking the sunshine with her
Leaving the clouds for me
But why should I be so lonesome
When there's nobody's lonesome for me?

Oh  the violets so blue are calling for you
The roses so sweet make me lonely
They bring to my mind the sweet happy time
When your love was only for me

Why should I be so lonely?
Why should I be so sad?
Though another is taking her away from me
The best pal that I ever had
She's taking the sunshine with her
Leaving the clouds for me
But why should I be so lonesome
When there's nobody lonesome for me?