From the sheet music at Baylor University:


HONEY WILL YOU MISS ME WHEN I'M GONE
Words & music by Joseph E. Howard & Ida Emerson, ©1902.

1. A youth and maid strolled through a glade
And paused beneath a tree.
He said, "Dear one, I'll soon be gone,"
And kissed her tenderly.
"Last night, my own, the moonbeams shone.
My fears I thought you'd see.
I asked you then, sweetheart, if when
I'm gone, you'd think of me.

CHORUS: "Honey, will you miss me when I'm gone?
Honey, will you love me, love me long?
When far away, think day by day:
If you love me, don't break the heart you've won.
Honey, will you miss me when I'm gone?
Honey, will you love me just as strong?
Though far away,
Don't tell me nay.
Oh, honey, will you miss me when I'm gone?"

2. At last the day arrived when they
Must from each other part.
The sun shone bright, and in its light
The youth kissed his sweetheart.
"Farewell, my own; when you're alone,
Beneath this shady tree,
Say that you'll miss this tender kiss
And think always of me.