When the sun moved late and set so soon The extended night had a charming gloom The long-awaited weight on my chest
Is your weary head laying down to rest
Were you sorry or sincere when our ship was steered Into an island merely made of sand
Oh darling don't deny the end is nigh
Dignity did die by my hand
Honey when you hold me head to heel
You give my stomach lining a silver feel
As the new year falls with the layers of snow Can we forsake our sorrows until I go