TURTLE DOVE
Singer / Bilder

as rec by Maxine Sullivan  Aug 22nd 1939 New York


And I never will prove false 
To the bonnie lass I love
Till the stars fall from the sky!

Oh, yonder see that little turtle dove
As he sits up on high yonder tree.
He's a-makin' a moan for the loss of his love,
As I will do for thee, my dear,
As I will do for thee!

Fare thee well my turtle dove,
Fare thee well my own true love;
Though I'm gone today
I'll be back again some day,
And I never will prove false
To the bonnie lass I love,
Till the stars fall from the sky, my dear,
till the stars fall from the sky!

Fare thee well my bonnie lass,
And so deep in love am I,
Though I roam the land beyond the sea,
You can bet that I'll be back, for you know I'm by!

Fare thee well my turtle dove,
Fare thee well my own true love;
Though I'm gone today
I'll be back again some day,
And I never will prove false
To the bonnie lass I love,
Till the stars fall from the sky, my dear,
Till the stars fall from the sky!
And I never will prove false 
To the bonnie lass I love
Till the stars fall from the sky!



(Transcribed by Peter Akers - September 2012)