I've got a tender hearted baby and the least little thing will make her cry

That's why tonight I dread to see her cause I'm gonna have to tell her goodbye



The draft has called and I must go to places far away

And in my heart I know I won't be back for many a day

In three years she'll be out of school and I'll be twenty-three

Tonight I'll ask her through the tears if she will wait for me

I've got a tender hearted baby...

Cause I'm gonna have to tell her goodbye