Don’t Forget!
NOW, Marco, dear,My wishes hear:While you’re awayIt’s understoodYou will be good,And not too gay.To every traceOf maiden graceYou will be blind,And will not glanceBy any chanceOn womankind!If you are wise,You’ll shut your eyesTill we arrive,And not addressA lady lessThan forty-five;You’ll please to frownOn every gownThat you may see;And O, my pet,You won’t forgetYou’ve married me!
O, my darling, O, my pet,Whatever else you may forget,In yonder isle beyond the sea,O, don’t forget you’ve married me!
You’ll lay your headUpon your bedAt set of sun.You will not singOf anythingTo any one:You’ll sit and mopeAll day, I hope,And shed a tearUpon the lifeYour little wifeIs passing here!And if so beYou think of me,Please tell the moon;I’ll read it allIn rays that fallOn the lagoon:You’ll be so kindAs tell the windHow you may be,And send me wordsBy little birdsTo comfort me!
And O, my darling, O, my pet,Whatever else you may forget,In yonder isle beyond the sea,O, don’t forget you’ve married me!