I remember my girls coming home from girls camp singing this song. It kind of bothered me as they took particular delight in the way he died, squish squash, and that the poor guy was sent down below to sizzle and fry. They even felt this punishment was entirely justified! In the song the guy
is a total jerk. And the moral of the story for many girls is to “never trust guys (they lie).” So I did some research and found that there are hundreds of different versions of this song. Which was the true version? I now believe I have the true, inspired version that I obtained by putting together various versions and adding a few words of my own.
She sat on a hillside and looked off afar,....
He sat down beside her and played his guitar,....
She said that she loved him and Oh, how she sighed!....
He said that he loved her, and Oh, how he tried!....
She said she believed him, but 'm, 'm, she didn't....
They wed in the temple, but somehow she died,....
He went to her funeral, and wished
he had died,....
He said he was happy, but certainly lied,....
She went up to heaven and flittered and flied....
He sat by her tombstone, and sighed ‘til he cried,...
The tombstone fell over, and squish, squash he died,....
And now they’re together and oh satisfied!....
Now that is my story and don't say I lied!....
If you want anymore you can sing it yourself.....
Okay, I'm saying this tongue in cheek. I just wanted to defend guys. I'm sure the old version will always be sung with relish when the guys aren't around.