I wish to the Lord I'd never been born
Or died when I was young
I never would have seen
your sparkling blue eyes
Or heard your lion's tongue
All good times are past and gone
All good times are o 'er
All the good times are past and gone
Little darling, no, please, no more
See that lonesome turtle dove
Flying from vine to vine
Mourning for his own true love
As I do mourn for mine
And all the good times are past and gone
All the good times are o 'er
All the good times are past and gone
Little darling, don't weep no more
Come back, come back,
my own true love
Stay a while with me
If ever I had a friend in this world,
you've been a friend to me
And all the good times are past and gone,
all the good times are o 'er
All the good times are past and gone,
so darlin' don't you weep no more
See that southbound passenger train
coming around the bend
It's taking me away from this
lonesome old town,
never to return again
All the times are past and gone,
all the times are o 'er
And all the times are past and gone,
little darling don't weep no more