Well, if I had a lover, couldn't keep it undercover and fall for her like leavesAnd if I had a dollar, I'd say the whole holler and buy that girl a ringWell, since I don't have either, I'm about as lonely as can beBut if I had a lover and I had a dollar, what a happy old boy I'd beWell, that's all I want, but I know it's not meant to beBut I'm jealous how the wind is freeCause I'm all locked up in my own misery with nobody to blame but meWell, if I had a lover, couldn't keep it undercover and fall for her like leavesAnd if I had a dollar, I'd say the whole holler and buy that girl a ringWell, since I don't have either, I'm about as lonely as can beBut if I had a lover and I had a dollar, what a happy old boy I'd beWell, and there's that girl, but she pays no mind to meYeah, something like the rocks beneath my feetYeah, I hear them say I'm missing the forest for the treeBut I don't care when she's the prettiest tree I've seenWell, if I had a lover, couldn't keep it undercover and fall for her like leavesAnd if I had a dollar, I'd say the whole holler and buy that girl a ringWell, since I don't have either, I'm about as lonely as can beWell, if I had a lover and I had a dollar, what a happy old boy I'd beWell, if I had a lover, couldn't keep it undercover and fall for her like leavesAnd if I had a dollar, I'd say the whole holler and buy that girl a ringWell, since I don't have either, I'm about as lonely as can beBut if I had a lover and I had a dollar, what a happy old boy I'd be