Oh, the nights were dark and cold, br When my love was gone. br And life was hard to hold br When my love was gone. br I was wise, I never gave br What they teach a girl to save, br But I wished myself his slave br When my love was gone. br br I was all alone at night br When my love came home. br Oh, what thought of wrong or right br When my love came home? br I flung the door back wide br And I pulled my love inside; br There was no more shame or pride br When my love came home.