Sing to me a silly song
A silly song of justice.
Your smile bespeaks the tears
The hardship of the years.
Pray me now a silly prayer
A silly prayer of salvage.
A warming touch of cheek to breast
Shall bring my soul to gentle rest.
Laugh with me a silly laugh
A silly laugh derisive.
Your whispered breath to brush my ears
Will disenchant my growing fears.
Cry me now a silly cry
A silly cry of mourning.
Your liquid eyes a loving nest
The hangman's rope my final test.
Hush me now a silly tale
A silly tale all quiet.
But shed no tear, my silken bride
'Tis judgment day, I cannot hide.
Instead of weeping, all to see
Enjoin with me, be ever free.
And lift your spirits evenly
To love and to remember me.
A hail to all life's decent molds
And all its proper poses
But sing me now, my pretty girl
Of Marigolds and Roses.
