I've got a lovesick tale to tell to you 
Though it ain't no fail of mine 
It's about a gal named sue 
And a boy named lou 
They were fightin' all the timeTesti Canzoni 
Sue came home one afternoon 
And found an empty dining room 

Without a word 
A turtledove had flown 
Sue began to moan 
"My sweetie went away 
But he didn't say where 
He didn't say when 
He didn't say why 
Without biddin' me goodbye 
Oh I'm blue as I can be 

I know he loves another one 
But he didn't say who 
He didn't say when 
He didn't say what 
His momma has got 
That took my sweetie from me 

I'm like a little lost sheep 
And I can't sleep 
But I keep tryin' to forget 
My travelin' poppa, he left his momma all alone 
I groan 

My sweetie went away but he didn't say where 
He didn't say when 
He didn't say why 
I know I'll die 
Why don't he hurry on home?"