Rosalie + 

Lithesome, blithesome daughter mine, + 

Lift to me those lips of thine; + 

Greet me with those eyes of blue, + 

Eyes which seem to look me through: + 

Flashing now with life and light; + 

Now in hush of sleep reposing, + 

Veiled by lashes dark as night⁠— + 

Shadows over violets closing. + 

Come thou, o’er me softly bow, + 

Shower on me fond caresses; + 

O’er my cheek, and on my brow, + 

Fling thy wealth of sunbright tresses. + 

Every throbbing pulse of mine + 

Beats in time and tune to thine; + 

All my heart’s tide sets to thee, + 

Loving little Rosalie. + 

As the dewdrop doth the flower, + 

As the sunshine doth the hour, + 

So the music of thy voice + 

Makes my soul rejoice. + 

All the livelong day around + 

Babbles on thy childlike chatter; + 

Mingled with the pleasant sound + 

Comes thy little foot’s light patter. + 

Like the linnet’s on the thorn + 

Joyously thy carol floweth⁠— + 

Sing, my bird, for thy young morn + 

No dark night of winter knoweth. + 

Blue-eyed romp, in ceaseless whirl, + 

Half the angel, half the girl, + 

All the child art thou to me, + 

Laughing little Rosalie. + 

Loved one mine, the sunny day + 

Passeth rapidly away; + 

All too soon the bright time goes⁠— + 

All too fast life’s current flows. + 

Now its fairy waters glide + 

Where the sunbeams o’er it quiver; + 

Soon the salt waves meet its tide, + 

Soon the beck will be the river⁠— + 

Thine is now the primrose spring, + 

Thine the bluebell in the meadows: + 

Mine the fading hours that fling + 

Autumn leaves and lengthening shadows; + 

Yet my day lights up awhile + 

’Neath the sunshine of thy smile⁠— + 

Thou dost bring new life to me, + 

Lithesome, blithesome Rosalie. + 