Faintly. Oh! Oh, I—I thought I’d gone to bed!
With their hands on each other’s shoulders, the couples, swaying from side to side, half sing, half murmur, the refrain of the song.
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If you would only, only love me;
If you would merely, merely say,
Wait but a little, little for me,
I will be yours, be yours some day!
The refrain is repeated, the dancers droning to it with a, buzzing sound, and then Bland returns to the melody.