WhistleO'erTheLaveO't

whistleo'erthelaveo't

firstwheniewasmycare,

heav'n,ithought,wasinherair,

nowwe'remarried—speirnaemair,

butwhistleo'erthelaveo't!

megwasmeek,andmegwasmild,

sweetandharmlessasachild—

wisermenthanme'sbeguil'd;

whistleo'erthelaveo't!

howwelive,mymegandme,

howwelove,andhowwegree,

icarenabyhowfewmaysee—

whistleo'erthelaveo't!

whaiwishwereot'smeat,

dish'dupinherwinding-sheet,

icouldwrite—butmegmaunsee't—

whistleo'erthelaveo't!