Alone And Forsaken (Williams) Mandolin

This is an early Hank Williams, one of my favorites. The only recording was a demo taken from a live performance. Thanks for the Listen!! Here's the lyrics. We met in the springtime when blossoms unfold
The pastures were green and the meadows were gold
Our love was in flower as summer grew on
Her love like the leaves now have withered and gone
The roses have faded, there's frost at my door
The birds in the morning don't sing anymore
The grass in the valley is starting to die
And out in the darkness the whippoorwills cry
Alone and forsaken by fate and by man
Oh Lord, if you hear me, please hold to my hand
Oh, please understand
Oh, where has she gone to? Oh, where can she be?
She may have forsaken some other like me
She promised to honor, to love, and obey
Each vow was a plaything that she threw away
The darkness is falling, the sky has turned gray
A hound in the distance is starting to bey
I wonder, I wonder what she's thinking of
Forsaken, forgotten without any love
Alone and forsaken by fate and by man
Oh Lord, if you hear me, please hold to my hand
Oh, please understand

[Verkrustet]

your playing brings a lovely bright spirit to a song about loneliness. I bet Hank Williams would have loved this.

[Sparks]

That was great Frank, thanks! Got to learn this one!

[Triiiop]

Thanks Frank great song my mandolin partner and I want to learn together.

[darrellgoodin]

I like that tune. I not sure if I've heard it before. Has a Marty Robbins flavor to it. Thanks for uploading!