Johnny Cash - Dorraine of Ponchartrain lyrics
[Johnny Cash - Dorraine of Ponchartrain lyrics]
As I walked by the lake one day
By chance my Dorraine passed my way
I pinned a flower on her heart
I swore we'd never be apart
She vowed her love forever and
As I kissed her, did the same
Dorraine, my Dorraine
My dark haired little angel
We sat down on the dock and
With our hearts and fingers locked
We laughed and talked and joked about
When our names are the same
And joking, I said, "Honey
Are you marrying me for money?"
And it took just one quick look to
Tell it hurt my dear Dorraine
She jumped and stood above me and she cried
"Why you don't love me!
I'm rowing home across the lake
You won't see me again"
I called and called some more
But she rowed fast from the shore
Dorraine, I called Dorraine
Come back, my little angel
The storm should make her learn that
She should make a swift return
But as the rain fell harder
I lost sight of my Dorraine
As panic gripped my heart
I drew the oars and made my start
At darkness, I still called
But no one heard my cries at all
And when the daybreak came then others
Helped me look for my Dorraine
But there was not a thing afloat
Except the oars from her rowboat
Now I come day after day to
Where my sweetheart rowed away
Just one thing and nothing more
Ever floated back to shore
It was this flower I hold
It is the one I pinned on my Dorraine
Dorraine, my Dorraine
My dark haired little angel
By chance my Dorraine passed my way
I pinned a flower on her heart
I swore we'd never be apart
She vowed her love forever and
As I kissed her, did the same
Dorraine, my Dorraine
My dark haired little angel
We sat down on the dock and
With our hearts and fingers locked
We laughed and talked and joked about
When our names are the same
And joking, I said, "Honey
Are you marrying me for money?"
And it took just one quick look to
Tell it hurt my dear Dorraine
She jumped and stood above me and she cried
"Why you don't love me!
I'm rowing home across the lake
You won't see me again"
I called and called some more
But she rowed fast from the shore
Dorraine, I called Dorraine
Come back, my little angel
The storm should make her learn that
She should make a swift return
But as the rain fell harder
I lost sight of my Dorraine
As panic gripped my heart
I drew the oars and made my start
At darkness, I still called
But no one heard my cries at all
And when the daybreak came then others
Helped me look for my Dorraine
But there was not a thing afloat
Except the oars from her rowboat
Now I come day after day to
Where my sweetheart rowed away
Just one thing and nothing more
Ever floated back to shore
It was this flower I hold
It is the one I pinned on my Dorraine
Dorraine, my Dorraine
My dark haired little angel