oh my darling lay yourself down i ll tell you a sad sad tale of the love that i hadn t found till you whispered to me your sweet sound oh my lady put your hand in mine i ll pull you in to me for a dance that has no time to a song that doesn t rhyme all i can give you is this pool i m in and i forgive you if you find that you cannot swim stop me from thinking of what i once knew save me from sinking in the river of your eyes so blue sit down beside me sing to me a song play me a fiddle tune and forget about what we did wrong how we stayed away too long draw me a picture of a lonesome turtle dove write me a line of verse that was sent from heaven above and you ll win back my love all i can give you is this gentle heart and i forgive you if it rips your world apart all i can say dear is take me to your bed just let me stay here and rest my aching head 