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IRISH SONGS AND LYRICS 475 |
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TO MY PROMISED WIFE
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EAR maiden, when the sun is down, And darkness creeps above the town, The woodlands' green is changed to brown, And the mild light Melting beneath the tall hills' frown Steals into night, |
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I don an honest coat of gray, And, setting stupid care at bay, Across the fields of scented hay
I stroll along, Humming some quaint old Irish lay
Or simple song. |
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And when, dear maid, I come to you, A laughing eye of brightest blue, And flushing cheek of crimson hue,
Tell whom I greet, And bounds a little heart as true
As ever beat. |
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The green grass on the riverside, The full moon dancing on the tide, The half-blown rose that tries to hide
Her blush in dew, Are fair; but none, my promised bride,
As fair as you. |
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