I REMEMBER, I REMEMBER
BY PHOEBE CARY
I remember, I remember, The house where I was wed, And the little room from which that night, My smiling bride was led. She didn't come a wink too soon, Nor make too long a stay; But now I often wish her folks Had kept the girl away!
I remember, I remember, Her dresses, red and white, Her bonnets and her caps and cloaks,-- They cost an awful sight! The "corner lot" on which I built, And where my brother met At first my wife, one washing-day,-- That man is single yet!
I remember, I remember, Where I was used to court, And thought that all of married life Was just such pleasant sport:-- My spirit flew in feathers then, No care was on my brow; I scarce could wait to shut the gate,-- I'm not so anxious now!
I remember, I remember, My dear one's smile and sigh; I used to think her tender heart Was close against the sky. It was a childish ignorance, But now it soothes me not To know I'm farther off from Heaven Then when she wasn't got.
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