Poems (Bacon)/The sailor
THREE SONGS
I. THE SAILOR
You hold me for a day, my dear,
I lose you for a life,
And that 's the sailor's way, my dear,
A love, but not a wife.
'T is never I will blame you,
'T is not my eyes are wet,
But 't is I that must remember—
'T is you that will forget.
I lose you for a life,
And that 's the sailor's way, my dear,
A love, but not a wife.
'T is never I will blame you,
'T is not my eyes are wet,
But 't is I that must remember—
'T is you that will forget.
You kiss me for a night, my dear,
I kiss you for the years,
And that 's the sailor's right, my dear,
And life 's too short for tears.
'T is never I will stay you
When once the moon has set,
But 'tis I that must remember—
'T is you that will forget.
I kiss you for the years,
And that 's the sailor's right, my dear,
And life 's too short for tears.
'T is never I will stay you
When once the moon has set,
But 'tis I that must remember—
'T is you that will forget.