The second night I was up till I was going to fall,

Then I fixed her in her box warm, close by the fire,

Put warm clothes under, over and around,

And left fire burning and lay down, with all my clothes on,

A very little while, and got up and up all the time.

The third night I touched no bed at all,

Poor little heart, she was struck with death at half past eleven o'clock.

She died in my arms at twelve o'clock at night, O heart rending!

I could been heard to the road, from that time till daylight,

No tongue could express my misery of mind.