Little Mohea As I went out walking for pleasure one day In sweet recreation to wear time away As I sat amusing myself on the grass Oh, who could I spy but a fair Indian lass She took her seat by me and took my hand Says, "You are a stranger and in a strange land But if you'll follow, you're welcome to come And dwell in my cottage which I call my home The sun had passed shining across the deep sea As I wandered along with my pretty Mohea Together we wandered, together did rove Till we came to the cottage in the cocoanut grove This kind of expression she made unto me "If you will consent, sir, to stay here with me And go no more roving across the deep sea I'll teach you the language of pretty Mohea "Oh, no, my dear maiden, that never could be For I have a true love in my own country And I'll not forsake her, for I know she loves me Her heart is as true as the pretty Mohea It was early one morning, one morning in May This kind of expression I made unto her "I'm going to leave you, for my boat is now here The ship's sails are spreading, and homeward I must steer The last time I saw her she was standing on the strand And as my boat passed her she waved me her hand Says, "When you have landed, with the girl that you love Think of little Mohea and the cocoanut grove And when I have landed on my own native shore With friends and relations around me once more I looked all around me, but none could I see Who was fit to compare with the little Mohea The girl I had trusted proved untrue to me I'll turn my course backward, from this land I'll flee I'll turn my course backward, from this land I'll flee I'll go spend my days with my pretty Mohea Another variant is known as "Cocoanut Grove" DT #648 Laws H8 AZS Oct00
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