O Allelu, O Allelu! Why did you go? What did you do? You left me here in Charleston My darling, how I cried Then you came back to Charleston As someone else's bride We were so happy in Charleston town Watching the evening sun go down You the prettiest girl around I the proudest of men in town O Allelu, O Allelu! Why did you go? What did you do? You left me here in Charleston And something in me died When you came back to Charleston As someone else's bride Why did you go? What did you do? O Allelu, O Allelu!