I loved a ramblin' son, he had not much to offer 'Cept to sing his songs and fill my life with laughter My life shall be happy, my life shall be gay Way out on a mountainside we'll laugh and sing all day Poison love from a magic cup Trouble follows when you drink up My visions of love have all faded away I woke up this morning to a dark lonely day He promised to love me, he called me his flower Swore he'd stand by me through life's weary hour Poison love from a magic cup Trouble follows when you drink up His sweet little love songs melted my heart Jealousy is in the air and now we've grown apart A pickin' and a fightin,' this love has lost it's spark I should have seen trouble coming from the very start Took a drink of potion didn't know what I was doing Love's spell is wearing off and now it's leading to our ruin Love can be a poison running through your veins First it acts like magic, then it brings you pain Poison love from a magic cup Trouble follows when you drink up Love is like poison from a magic cup Trouble follows when you drink up When you drink up When you drink up