Tragic Romance Lyrics - Stonewall Jackson

Nestled in the heart of the Tennessee Hills 

Among the peaceful pines midst the rocks and the rills 

There stands my old homeplace of long long ago 

It brings back fond mem'ry of one I loved so 

I courted that maiden so sweet and so fair 

With heavenly eyes and with chestnut brown hair 

She said that she loved me and always would be mine 

But I went away leavin' her there behind 

I'll tell you the reason that I left here there 

To roam this old world with its sorrow and care 

I saw her one night in the arms of a man hugging and kissing as two lovers can 

While dining one night in a far off country town 

A stranger walked in and he chanced to sit down 

While speaking of loved ones I happened to find 

He was the brother of that old sweetheart of mine 

When he heard my story to me then he said 

The one you love has a long time been dead 

Oh I was the one who you saw that fatal night 

All wrapped in the arms of my sister so tight 

She loved you so dearly but you broke her heart 

But stranger from her ever more you must part