I HOPE TO DIE IF I TOLD A LIE
Little Jack Little  1942

as rec by Vera Lynn  1940's

also rec by The Ink Spots '44


I hope to die
If I told a lie
When I said I love you!
I promise you
Every word is true,
You always will be
A sweetheart to me!


It breaks my heart
Now that we're apart,
And I think of days gone by;
It makes me cry,
And I hope to die
If I told a lie!


Somehow you wouldn't believe me,
You always doubted my love,
Then you decided to leave me;
Although you are gone.
This love lingers on.


It breaks my heart
Now that we're apart,
And I think of days gone by;
It makes me cry,
And I hope to die
If I told a lie!














(Contributed by Peter Akers - January 2011)