black is the color of my true love s hair his face so soft and wondrous fair the purest eyes and the strongest hands i love the ground on where he stands i love the ground on where he stands black is the color of my true love s hair of my true love s hair of my true love s hair oh i love my lover and well he knows yes i love the ground on where he goes and still i hope that the time will come when he and i will be as one when he and i will be as one so black is the color of my true love s hair black is the color of my true love s hair black is the color of my true love s hair