I Had Myself A True Love (Live at the Bon Soir, Greenwich Village, NYC - Nov. 6, 1962)

[spoken]
Am I out of the spotlight?
I'll never be out of the spotlight
My ego won't let me
Ego, ego!

[sung]
I had myself a true love
A true love who was something to see
I had myself a true love
At least that's what I kept on telling me

The first thing in the morning
I still try to think of a way to be with him
Some part of the evening
And that's the way I live through the day

I had myself a true love
But now he's gone and left me for good
The lord knows I done heard those back yard whispers
Going round the neighborhood

There may be a lot of things I miss
A lot of things I don't know
But I do know this
Now I ain't got no love
And once upon a time I had a true love

In the evening, by the doorway
While I stand there and wait for his coming
With the house swept and the clothes hung
And the pot on the stove there a-hummin'

Where is he while I watch the rising moon?
Where is he?
Has he gone so soon?
No, that ain't the way that it used to be
I know what everybody keeps telling me

There are may be a lot of things I miss
A lot of things I don't know
But I do know this
Now I ain't got no love
And once upon a time I had a true love