Careless Love- Delmore Brothers (AL) 1938
[From: Bluebird recording, 1938, Charlotte, NC. The last stanza is found in Asa Martin's version
R. Matteson 2017]
Careless Love- Sung by Delmore Bothers of Elkmont, Alabama in 1938.
Love, oh love, oh careless love
Love, oh love, oh careless love
You broke the heart of many a poor boy,
But you'll never break this heart of mine.
[solo]
Love, oh love, oh careless love
Careless love how can it be
He was true, yes true to me,
But now he lies beneath the sea
"Captain, Captain, tell me true,
"Captain, Captain, tell me true,
Answer me I pray you do
Does my little Willie sail with you?"
You passed my gate, you passed my door,
You passed my gate, you passed my door,
You passed my gate, you passed my door,
But you'll never pass my 44.
Two old freight trains side by side,
Two old freight trains side by side,
Two old freight trains side by side,
Don't know which one I want to ride.