From his album, “Flat Rock Ballads”, here is Carl Sandburg singing “Careless Love” and accompanying himself on the guitar. The poet was near eighty at the time of this recording.
Love, oh love, oh careless love
Love, oh love, oh careless love
It's love, oh love, oh careless love
You see what love has done for me
Now my money's spent and gone
Now my money's spent and gone
Now my money's spent and gone
You passed my door a-singing a song
Oh I love my mama and my papa too
Oh I love my mama and my papa too
Oh I love my mama and my papa too
But I'd leave them both and go with you
Oh I cried last night and the night before
Oh I cried last night and the night before
Oh I cried last night and the night before
Going to cry to-night and I'll cry no more
Oh ain't it enough to break my heart
Oh ain't it enough to break my heart
Oh ain't it enough to break my heart
To see my man with another sweetheart
Oh it's done and broke this heart of mine
Oh it's done and broke this heart of mine
Oh it's done and broke this heart of mine
And it'll break that heart of yours some time
Careless Love was written by Alfred G. Wathall.
Carl-sandburg released Careless Love on Wed Apr 01 1959.