This Orchid Means Good Bye by Carl Smith written by B. Bryant & M. Webb recorded 02/18/1953 VERSE 1: To-()orchid And though I'll al-ways ()care This orchid means good-()bye to you and to our love af-()fair It's ()just my way to tell you And I hope that you want ()cry But I be-long to ()some-one else this ()bye VERSE 2: ()lov-ed me I knew it wouldn't ()do Cause I'm in love with ()some-one else I guess I love you ()too But I'm ()marri-ed to a-nother What chance of you and ()I So I just send an ()orchid, dear This ()bye VERSE 3: ()dif-fer-ent But I made sa-cred ()vows And I can't ever ()break the heart that I hold with mine, ()now So ()please for-get the past dear as time goes pass-ing ()by Cause we can't ever ()love a-gain This ()bye