The violets were scenting the woods, Maggie
Displaying the charms to the breeze
When I first said I loved only you, Maggie
And you said you loved only me
The chestnut blooms gleamed through the glade, Maggie
A robin sang loud from every tree
When I first said I loved only you, Maggie
And you said you loved only me
The golden-dew daffodil shone, Maggie
And danced in the breeze on the lee
When I first said I loved only you, Maggie
And you said you loved only me
The birds in the trees sang a song, Maggie
Of happier transports to be
When I first said I loved only you, Maggie
And you said you loved only me
Our hopes they have never come true, Maggie
Our dreams they were never to be
since I first said I loved only you, Maggie
And you said you loved only me