GATHER
'ROUND ALL YE LADIES AND LISTEN TO ME
AND I'LL
TELL YOU A TALE THAT IS
WORTHY OF THEE-
- -
"'TIS THE WOMAN WHO KNOWETH HOW TO BEDECK ALL THE
HALLS
THAT SNATCHETH A TRUE LOVE AT ONE OF THE
BALLS!
WHENCE,
HER CASTLE'S
BEFITTING
THIS KNIGHT IN FINE ARMOR
AND EVERYONE BELIEVETH
THIS LADY'S A CHARMER
SHE
GRACETH THE BOUDOIR IN
COMFORT AND
BEAUTY
SO, THE KNAVE IN HER FAVOR FORGETS
ALL HIS DUTY!
LEST, YE NARY FORGET THIS
PURE LESSON, THOU SHALT LISTEN
TO ME-
IF YE WANT TO SHINE IN HIS
EYES AS THE
GLISTENING SEA"!
DOTH
RETREAT TO THEE
PALACES YE FAIR
LADIES IN WAITING
AND SEE THAT THOU MAKEST IT A
HOMESTEAD CREATING
AN AIR OF CONTENTMENT-THUS
PLEASING THEE EYE
THEREFORE, NO ONE WILST SAY THAT THEE HOME'S GONE AWRY
WITHER
THOU GOEST FROM NEAR TO AFAR-
ALL
WILST KNOWETH THE LADY YE ARE
'TIS THE WOMAN
WHO KNOWETH HOW TO BEDECK ALL HER HALLS-
THAT
KEEPETH HER OWN KNIGHT WITHIN HER OWN WALLS!"
