Poems (Gould, 1833)/Cupid's Warning
CUPID'S WARNING.
'Take heed! take heed! They will go with speed;For I 've just new-strung my bow!My quiver is full; and if oft I pull,Some arrow may hit, you know, You know, You know,Some arrow may hit, you know.'
'Oh! pull away,' Did the maiden say,'For who is the coward to mindA shaft that's flung by a boy so young,When both of his eyes are blind, Are blind, are blind,When both of his eyes are blind?'
His bow he drew; And the shafts they flew,Till the maiden was heard to cry,'Oh! take the dart from my aching heart,Dear Cupid, or else I die! I die, I die,Dear Cupid, or else I die!'
He said, and smiled, 'I am but a child,And should have no skill to find,E'en with both my eyes, where the dart now lies,Then you know, fair maid, I 'm blind, I 'm blind, I 'm blind,You know, fair maid, I 'm blind!'