Green Grow The Lilacs Green grow the lilacs all sparkling with dew I'm lonely my darling since parting with you But by our next meeting I hope to prove true And change the green lilacs to the red, white and blue. I had a sweetheart but now I have none Since she's gone and left me, I care not for one Since she's gone and left me, contented I'll be For she loves another one better than me. I wrote love letters in rosy red lines She sent me an answer all twisted in twines Saying, "Keep your love letters and I will keep mine Just you write to your love and I'll write to mine!"