My heart was so heavy with longin' for you

My arms were so lonely, lonesome and blue

Alone in my sorrow, I heard a voice cry

A voice in the wilderness, a voice from the sky

Have faith in your darlin', the voice seemed to say

Be true to her memory, she'll come back one day

And though there was no one, nobody to see

A voice in the wilderness brought comfort to me

We had a quarrel, I was unkind

Why did you leave me? Love made me blind

Come back to me, darlin', I yearn for your touch

Have pity, come back now, I need you so much

A voice of true love

The voice of true love