“Forget You I Never May”

Description

"Fare thee well, for once I loved you Even more than tongue can tell, Little did I think you'd leave me, Now I bid you all farewell." The singer tells how (s)he loved him, asks why he is unkind, and ends, "I'll forgive you, But forget you I never may."

Notes

Roud links this with a large number of other lost-but-not-forgotten love songs. In most cases, however, the link seems more thematic than textual. - RBW

To me this reeks of a Victorian parlor-song origin. I expect the sheet music to turn up any day now. - PJS

Cross references

• cf. "I Can Forgive But Not Forget (Sweetheart, Farewell)"

Recordings

• Buell Kazee, "You Are False But I'll Forgive you" (Brunswick 217, 1928/Supertone S-2047, 1930)

References

1. Randolph 737, "Forget You I Never May" (1 text)
2. BrownII 154, "You Are False, But I'll Forgive You" (3 texts)
3. Roud #460
4. BI, R737