MC His bride was
his bride was like a village maid maude clare was like a queen
MC so pale
so pale as you nor i so pale as Nell
MC for he's my
for he's my lord for better and worse
MC take my share
take my share of a fickle heart
NTYJ I never said
i never said i loved you john
NTYJ pray don't
pray don't remain single for my sake
NTYJ I'd rather
I'd rather answer no to fifty johns than answer yes to you
NTYJ forget the days
forget the days before i'll wink at your untruth
FA It's a weary
It's a weary life it is she said doubly blank in a woman's lot i wish and i wish i were a man or better than any being were not
FA would wake
would wake and weary and fall asleep
U-H is there
is there for night a resting place?
U-H must I
must I knock or call when just in sight?
U-H Yea, beds
yea, beds for all who come
TW I took
I took my heart in my hand
TW yet a woman's
yet a woman's words are weak
TW with a critical
with a critical eye you scanned then set it down and said it is still unripe
TW thy hold whence
thy hold whence none can pluck it out
TW all that I
all that i have i bring all that i am i give
Bday my heart is
my heart is like a singing bird
bday raise me a
raise me a dais of silk and down
R remember me
remember me when i am gone away
R if the darkness
if the darkness and corruption leave
R better by far
better by far you should forget and smile than ... remember and be sad
Song haply i may
haply i may remember and haply may forget
Song when i am
when i am dead ... sing no sad songs for me
GF am i stone
am i stone and not a sheep that i can ... not weep
GF but seek
but seek thy sheep true shepherd of the flock
GF and smi
and smite a rock
SO from bough
from bough to bough the song-birds crossed
SO a shadowless
a shadowless spirit kept the gate
SO let me have
let me have some buds to cheer my outcast state
SO and good they
and good they are but not the best
GM lizzie veil'd
lizzie veil'd her blushes
GM we must not
we must not look at goblin men we must not buy their fruits
GM their offers
their offers should not charm us their evil gifts would harm us
GM buy from
buy from us with a golden curl. she clipp'd a precious golden lock
GM she suck'd
she suck'd and suck'd and suck'd the more ... until her lips were sore
GM laura turn'd
laura turn'd cold as stone ... seem'd knocking at Death's door
GM hugg'd her
hugg'd her and kiss'd her: squeez'd her and caress'd her
GM white and golden
white and golden lizzie stood like a lily in a flood
GM hug me, kiss me
hug me, kiss me, suck my juices ... eat me, drink me, love me
GM laura awoke
laura awoke as from a dream, laugh'd in the innocent old way
GM for there is no
for there is no friend like a sister in calm or stormy weather
RTJ close the pistol
close the pistol to her brow - God forgive them this
RTJ I wish i
i wish i could bear the pang for both
Echo o memory
o memory hope love of finished years
Echo thirsting
thirsting longing eyes
Echo tho' cold
tho' cold in death ... i may give pulse for pulse, breath for breath
SLM i have
i have desired
SLM oh vanity of
oh vanity of vanities, desire
SLM pangs of a
pangs of a perished pleasure
SLM my rose of
my rose of life gone all to prickles
SLM stunting my
stunting my hope which might have strained up higher
SLM my garden
my garden plot to barren mire; oh death struck love
WMS you're too
you're too curious ... my secret's mine and I won't tell
WMS perhaps there's
perhaps there's none ... only just my fun