Oh the bed I slip into is empty and frozen
No lover have I to hold
And my sleep it is fitful but I cling to the dreaming
O how can I live one more night without you?
Oh the pots are a-warming over the fire
On the table a setting for two
And I'm hoping against hope the door will fling open
O how can I live one more night without you?
Chorus... Lala la laa la la la
Lala la laa la la la
Lala la laa la la la
La la la
La la la
La lala la
I wake before light as the first bird is calling
I milk by the dawn's eerie hue
As the work wears me thinner
Will a hand grasp my shoulder ?
O how can I live one more night without you?
Chorus... No crack of a stockwhip
No drumming of hoofbeats
In less than a moment she knew
No desperate embracing
No passionate whisper
O how can I live one more night without you?
Chorus...