"While in that gay tropic isle
I first saw that maiden smile
Though I had failed in the past
I said ""this is true love at last""
But then she whispered to me
That our love never could be
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Destiny, oh when will I see the day?
Hopelessly, I've wandered so long this way
""This could never be"" she said pleadingly
""Don't ever love me, I'm just fancy-free""
""This could never be"" she said pleadingly
""Don't ever love me""
My love was motion and grace
The moonlight soft on her face
I held her close in my arms
My heart was quick to her charms
But then I saw in her glance
It was just an evening's romance
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""This could never be"" she said pleadingly
""Don't ever love me""
"