My Poor Troubled Heart
| "My Poor Troubled Heart" | |
|---|---|
| Cover song by The Smashing Pumpkins | |
| Songwriter(s) | traditional |
"My Poor Troubled Heart" is a Billy Corgan / Smashing Pumpkins song that is a cover of a mix of several traditional English folk songs, including "As Time Draws Near", "The Blackest Crow", "The Lover's Lament", "My Dearest Dear", "Oh, Who Will Shoe Your Pretty Foot?", among others.[1] The title "My Poor Troubled Heart" was given by Corgan. He debuted the song at his solo show on August 30, 2014, and The Smashing Pumpkins performed it a number of times during the In Plainsong tour in 2015.
Lyrics
My dearest dear, the time draws near
When you and I must part
But little do you know the grief and woe
Of my poor troubled heart
As I walked out one summer night
Drinking wine
A pretty girl crossed my path
And stole this heart of mine
Hush, my love
For you will break my heart
Never let me hear you cry
I wish your breast was made of glass
And in it I'd behold
Your name and secrets I could write
In letters of bright gold
Who will shoe your feet, my love?
Who will glove your hands?
Who will kiss those rosy lips
From where I stand?
As you are like some turtle dove
That flies from tree to tree
Mourning is just one true love [sic]
As I am made for thee
Hush, my love
For you will break my heart
Never let me hear you cry
My dearest dear, the time draws near
When you and I must part
But little do you know the grief and woe
Of my poor troubled heart
Of my poor troubled heart