And young Lovel cried, “O where dost thou hide?

I’m lonesome without thee, my own dear bride.”

O the mistletoe bough! O the mistletoe bough!

They sought her that night, they sought her next day,

They sought her in vain till a week passed away;

The highest, the lowest, the loneliest spot,

Young Lovel sought wildly, but found her not.

And years flew by, and their grief at last

Was told as a sorrowful tale long past.

When Lovel appeared the children cried,