"The Unquiet Grave"
"The wind doth blow to-day, my love,
And a few drops of rain;
I never had but one true love;
In cold grave she was lain.
"I'll do as much for my true-love
As any young man may;
I'll sit and mourn all at her grave
For a twelvemonth and a day."
The twelvemonth and a day being up,
The dead began to speak:
"Oh who sits weeping on my grave,
And will not let me sleep?"
"'Tis I, my love, sits on your grave,
And will not let you sleep;
For I crave one kiss of your cold-clay lips,
And that is all I seek."
"You crave one kiss of my cold-clay lips;
But my breath smells earthy strong;
If you have one kiss of my clay-cold lips,
Your time will not be long.
"'Tis down in yonder garden green,
Love, where we used to walk,
The finest flower that e'er was seen
Is withered to a stalk.
"The stalk is withered dry, my love;
So will our hearts decay;
So make yourself content, my love,
Till God calls you away."
