Poems (Barker)/Baby's Worth
Baby's Worth.
How much do I ask for Baby, I'd hardly like to tell;For what I ask is beyond your reach, And I know it very well.
I want all the wealth of the Indias, Increased by seventy fold,But that would never be half the worth Of one little curl of gold.
I want all the Queen's Dominions, All the Castles, old and grand,But that would not pay me nearly For one little dimpled hand.
I want all the sweet, fair flowers That dot this flower-decked earth,But that could not reach a moment What one little smile is worth.
I'd like to dwell in a palace, With its wonders of wealth and art,But it wouldn't be worth the sunshine, Of the love of my baby's heart.
So I think it fair to tell you, Although you would like to buy,That what I ask is beyond your reach, I have set my price too high.