Bliss Carman, et al., eds. The World’s Best Poetry.
Volume II. Love. 1904. | | | | IV. Wooing and Winning | | Live in my Heart and Pay No Rent | | Samuel Lover (1797–1868) |
| | | ’VOURNEEN, when your days were bright, | |
| Never an eye did I dare to lift to you, | |
| But now, in your fortune’s blight, | |
| False ones are flying in sunshine that knew you; | |
| But still on one welcome true rely, | 5 |
| Tho’ the crops may fail, and the cow go dry, | |
| And your cabin be burned, and all be spent, | |
| Come, live in my heart and pay no rent; | |
| Come, come, live in my heart, | |
| Live in my heart and pay no rent; | 10 |
| Come, come, live in my heart, | |
| Live in my heart, mavourneen! | |
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| ’Vourneen, dry up those tears, | |
| The sensible people will tell you to wait, dear, | |
| But ah! in the wasting of Love’s young years, | 15 |
| On our innocent hearts we ’re committing a chate, dear. | |
| For hearts when they ’re young should make the vow, | |
| For when they are old they don’t know how; | |
| So marry at once and you ’ll not repent, | |
| When you live in my heart and pay no rent, | 20 |
| Come, come, live in my heart, | |
| Live in my heart and pay no rent, | |
| Come, come, live in my heart, | |
| Live in my heart, mavourneen! | | | | |
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