"A Young Boy Left His Home One Day" lyrics - CHARLIE POOLE

A young boy left his home one day
Not many miles from here
Was off with the girl he loved so well
And the one he loved the best
They parted at the gate one night
A fuss they just had had
He told her that he loved her
And this is what she said:

Nobody knows me now.
Nobody calls my name.
I left my dear home in this wide world to roam
Sweetheart, you are the blame
Out in this wide world alone
Pity and sorrow and shame
Mercy, have feeling, to you I am kneeling.
Nobody knows me now

A tramp came by her window one night
And saw her weeping there
He struggled off to the wild, wild woods
And there lay down and died
The people crowded all around the boy
But no one knew his name
And on his breast a note was found
And this is what it said: