What are the lyrics to Goodbye My Lady Love from Show Boat?

Answer 1

So you're going away

Because your heart has gone astray

And you promised me

That you would always faithful be

Go to him your love

And be as true as stars above

But your heart will yearn

And then someday you will return

CHORUS

Goodbye my lady love

Farewell my turtle dove

You are the idol and darling of my heart

But some day you will come back to me

And love me tenderly so goodbye my lady love goodbye

When the dew drops fall

Tis then your heart I know will call

So beware my dove

Don't trust your life to some false love

But if you must go

Remember dear I love you so

Sure as the stars do shine

You'll think of when I called you mine

CHORUS

Goodbye my lady love

Farewell my turtle dove

You are the idol and darling of my heart

But some day you will come back to me

And love me tenderly so goodbye my lady love goodbye

Composer/Lyricist: Joseph E. Howard (1867-1961); arr. by Al. La Rue.

Made popular by singer Blanche Ring in 1904

Publication: New York : Chas K. Harris, 1904.

From Flo Ziegfeld's 1927 production of ShowBoat

(based on the 1926 novel by Edna Ferber)