When I am o ld and c omforted
And d one with this des ire
With m emory to share my b ed
When I am o ld and c omforted
And d one with this des ire
With p eace to s hare my f ire
I'll c omb my h air in s calloped b ands
Bene ath my laundered c ap
And w atch my c ool and f ragile h ands
L ie light upo n my l ap.
And I will have a sprigged g own
With l ace to kiss my t hroat;
I'll d raw my curtain t o the town
And h um a purring note.
And I 'll forg et the w ay of t ears
And r ock and stir my t ea.
But o h I wi sh those b lessed ye ars
Were f urther than they be
And I will have a sprigged g own
With l ace to kiss my t hroat;
I'll d raw my curtain t o the town
And h um a purring note.
When I am o ld and c omforted
And d one with this des ire
With m emory to share my b ed
When I am o ld and c omforted
And d one with this des ire
With p eace to s hare my f ire
With p eace to s hare my f ire