It was a time of innocence and joy,
Precious moments of youth escape me now;
When a child’s heart t’was so carefree and coy,
For happy were days that childhood knew how.
Where the affairs of the age smiled kindly,
And night dreams came in clouds of brilliant white
Op’ning to new worlds accepted blindly,
Thine soul did’st give and took me to great height.
How I yearn for those days where life was kind,
And bid adulthood a welcome farewell
To return to innocent play do find,
Love in the living of mine days pray tell
Where an open heart tis ointment that quell.
And with thee beside me, all ‘s very well.