“Oh Share My Cottage.”
COMPOSED BY R. C. SHRIVAL.
Published by permission of F. D. BENTEEN & Co., No. 181 Baltimore Street, Baltimore.
Oh, share my cottage, gentle maid,
It only waits for thee,
To
give a sweetness to its shade,
And happiness, happiness to me,
Here from the splendid gay parade,
Of noise and folly free,
No sorrows can my peace invade,
If only blest with thee.
Then share my cottage, gentle maid,
It only waits for thee,
To give a sweetness to its shade,
And happiness, happiness to me.
SECOND VERSE.
The hawthorn with the woodbine ’twin’d
Presents their sweets to thee,
And every balmy breath of wind
Is filled with harmony:
A truly fond and faithful heart
Is all I offer thee,
And must I from your face depart,
A prey to misery.
Then share my cottage, gentle maid,
It only waits for thee,
To add fresh sweetness to its shade,
And happiness to me.