There Once Was

There once was a girl a very special girl but he was too shy to tell her so so she passed him by and he let her go there once was a girl ~ There once was a boy a very special boy but she was too shy to tell him so so he passed her by and she let him go there once was a boy Bridge After graduation he went off to the war She got a job in a grocery store Both of them deep inside silently swore If I ever, ever see you again.... ~ There once was a girl a very special girl she sent him a letter said I love you so when you get home I'll never let you go There once was a girl ~ There once was a boy a very special boy he sent her a letter said I love you so when I get home I'll never let you go There once was a boy Bridge She opened his letter and read what it said He never saw hers, he was already dead When she found out, she silently swore I will never ever love again... ~ There once was a boy a very special boy but she was too shy to tell him so so he passed her by and she let him go There once was a boy ~ There once was a girl a very special girl Now every day there's a rose on a grave an old woman's love which she'll always save for there once was a boy