Ballad of a Fair Young Lady

Oh, a fair young lady I Used to see went walking by Caught my love from happenstance Now I rarely catch a glance I wish that I had known her all the while Well, I got my courage up On an empty coffee cup Went calling at her door She let me in at my emplore I listened as She told me of the year When far away She lost her love so dear She said my sweetheart in Tennessee Built a banjo just for me Made of wood as red as clay But it hurts my heart to play He's gone to find His fortune in the hills I said, "This continent's too wide For you to spend your life inside You're much to beautiful, you know To have no other place to go" She turned her back to me and walked away I never cared for banjo anyway