Come sit by my side little darlin' come lay your cool hand on my brow And promise me that you will never be nobody's darlin' but mine You're as sweet as the flowers of springtime You're as pure as the dew on the rose I'd rather be somebody's darlin' than a poor girl that nobody knows Be nobody's darlin' but mine love be honest be faithful and kind And promise me that you will never be nobody's darlin' but mine My mother has gone up to heaven my daddy is with her I know And sister has gone to meet mother but where I'll go nobody knows Be nobody's darlin' but mine love be honest be faithful and kind And promise me that you will never be nobody's darlin' but mine