It's been so long
since I left the folks at home
I left my heart with a girl
when I set out to roam
And the day that I left
she promised that she'd be true
That she'd wait for me
till my wandering days were through
Wait for me, wait for me,
wait for me, wait for me
Oh my love, oh my love, oh my love,
save your love for me
I have waited so long,
but tomorrow they set me free
From this jail I'll return,
so my darling, wait for me
I can't forget when I hit that gambling town
A gambling man cheated me
and I had to shoot him down
They put handcuffs on me
and I landed down in jail
Was nobody there,
not a soul to go my bail
Wait for me, wait for me,
wait for me, wait for me
Oh my love, oh my love, oh my love,
save your love for me
I have waited so long,
but tomorrow they set me free
From this jail I'll return,
so my darling, wait for me.
From this jail I'll return,
so my darling, wait for me.
Wait for me. you