Eb                           Ab
And promise me that you will never,
   Bb       Bb7         Eb
Be nobody's darlin' but mine


[Verse 1]
Eb                         Ab
Come sit by my side little darlin'
     Bb            Bb7        Eb
Come lay your cool hand on my brow
                             Ab
And promise me that you will never,
   Bb                   Eb
Be nobody's darlin' but mine


[Chorus]
Eb                      Ab
Be nobody's darlin' but mine love
   Bb7                    Eb
Be honest be faithful and kind
                             Ab
And promise me that you will never,
   Bb       Bb7         Eb
Be nobody's darlin' but mine


[Verse 2]
Eb                                Ab
You're as sweet as the flowers of springtime
       Bb          Bb7       Eb
You're pure as the dew on a  rose
                         Ab
I'd rather be somebody's darlin'
       Bb            Bb7    Eb
Than a poor boy that nobody knows


[Chorus]
Eb                      Ab
Be nobody's darlin' but mine love
   Bb7                    Eb
Be honest be faithful and kind
                             Ab
And promise me that you will never,
   Bb       Bb7         Eb
Be nobody's darlin' but mine


[Verse ]
Eb                  Ab
Papa is dead and in heaven
    Bb       Bb7     Eb
And Mama has gone on before
                                Ab
Well sister has gone on to meet papa
    Bb            Bb7    Eb
And where I'll go nobody knows

[Outro]
Eb                      Ab
Be nobody's darlin' but mine love
   Bb7                    Eb
Be honest be faithful and kind
                             Ab
And promise me that you will never,
   Bb       Bb7         Eb
Be nobody's darlin' but mine