Intro :
T his no song of inge nue
T his no ballad of in nocence
T his the rhyme of a l ady who
F ollowed ever the natural bents
T his a Solo of sa pience
T his a chantey of so phistry
T his the sum of expe riments
I loved them until they loved me
I loved them until the y loved me
I loved them until they loved me
D ecked in garments of s able hue
D aubed with ashes of myr iad Lents
W earing shower bou quets of rue
W alk I ever in pe nitence
O ft I roam as my he art repents
T hrough God's acre of mem ory
M arking stones in my reve rence
I loved them until they loved me
I loved them until the y loved me
I loved them until they loved me
Pictures p ass me in long review -
Marching c olumns of d ead ev ents
I was t ender and of ten true
Ever a p rey to coinci dence
A lways knew I the co nsequence
A lways saw what the en d would be
W e're as Nature has ma de us -- hence
I loved them until they loved me
I loved them until the y loved me
I loved them until they loved me
P rinces never I'd gi ve offense
W on't you think of me te nderly
H ere's my strength and my we akness gents
T his no song of inge nue
T his no ballad of in nocence
T his the rhyme of a l ady who