I Gave My Love A Diamond lyrics

I gave my love a diamond, a ten cent stone,
I gave her lonely teardrops and nights alone.
I gave my love a promise that had no truth,
What good is a promise without no truth ?

I gave my love a fortune in silver and gold,
I gave it to her lie by lie by lie by lie that I had told.
I gave my love a story that had no end,
What good is a story that`s got no end ? Tell me.

I wrote her that we`d get married in about one year`s time.
I wrote her in a boxcar on the Memphis line.
I sent my love a letter without no stamp - ha!
And what good is a letter without no stamp ?

Goodbye baby,
I`m feelin` so alone I`m movin` on.
I ain`t got no tall tale.
Don`t call me - I`ll call you.
See ya.
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