Turtle Dove Songtext
von Burl Ives

Oh, can′t you see a little turtle dove
Sitting under the mulberry tree
See how that she doth mourn for her true love
As I my love shall mourn for thee
As I shall mourn for thee

Oh, fare thee well, my little turtle dove
Oh, fare thee well for a while
For though I go, I will surely come again
If I go ten thousand miles, my dear
If I go ten thousand miles


Ten thousand mile is very far away
For you to return to me
You leave me here to lament and well a day
My tears you shall not see, my dear
My tears you shall not see

The crow that's black, my little turtle dove
Shall change it′s color white
Before I'm false to that maiden that I love
The noonday shall be night, my dear
The noonday shall be night

The hills shall fly, my little turtle dove
The roaring billows burn
Before I'm false to the maiden that I love
Or I a traitor turn, my dear
Or I a traitor turn