The Damsel That I Longed For Never Came - song lyrics 
American Old-time song lyrics from www.traditionalmusic.co.uk 
The Damsel That I Longed For Never Came. 
I went out for an evening's walk, to tell the truth I was a gawk, I was captured by a damsel, yes, so fair; With a captivating smile I at once admired her style, Her shape, her figure, and her golden hair. She said she lived quite far, so we both took a car, At the doorway I stood two hours in the rain; She said to me she might meet me to-morrow night, But the damsel that I longed for never came. 
Chorus. Was she giving me the shake, or a hint for me to take? Had I waited on that corner, yes, in vain? She said to me she might meet me to-morrow night, But that damsel that I longed for never came. 
Many months have gone, they say, from her house she's moved away, I gave up hopes of finding her again; So one day upon the street, to my surprise, who should I meet? She clasped my hand and said she's not to blame. Once more I took her home in a carriage all alone, I embraced her and she said she was ashamed; The question was to be, if she would marry me, But that answer from her papa never came. 
Chorus. Was it then her gray-haired mother, her sister, or a lover, That made me wait those many years in vain? The question was to be, if she would marry me. But that answer from her papa never came.