The Sister - Chirpy

I SAW the little quiet town,

And the whitewashed gables on the hill,

And laughing children coming down

The laneway to the mill.

Wind-blushes up their faces glowed,

And they were happy as could be,

The wobbling water never flowed

So merry and so free.

One little maid withdrew aside

To pick a pebble from the sands.

Her golden hair was long and wide,

And there were dimples on her hands.

And when I saw her large blue eyes,

What was the pain that went thro' me?

Why did I think on Southern skies

And ships upon the sea?