I’ll twine with these ringlets,
Of raven black hair,
The roses so red and the lily so fair,
And the myrtle so green with its
emerald hue,
│: And the pale arometa with eyes of
deep blue.
He taught me to love and he prom-
ised to love,
To cherish me always all others
above;
But another has won him I’m
sorry to tell;
│: But he left me no warning – no words
of farewell.
I’ll dance and I’ll sing, and
my life shall be gay,
I’ll charm every heart in the
crowd I array;
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