You shall have satin and silk to wear, <br /> When my ship comes in; <br />And jewels to shine in your raven hair, <br /> When my ship comes in. <br />Oh, the path is dreary to-day and long, <br />And little I've brought to your life of song, <br />But the dream still lives and the faith is strong, <br /> When my ship comes in. <br /> <br />Gold and silver are pledged to you, <br /> When my ship comes in; <br />I pay with this promise for all you do, <br /> When my ship comes in. <br />Oh, fairest partner man ever had, <br />It's little I've brought you to make you glad <br />Save the whispered suggestion in moments sad, <br />When my ship comes in. <br /> <br />Though crowded with treasures should be her hold, <br /> When my ship comes in, <br />I never can pay for the charms of old, <br /> When my ship comes in. <br />The strength I have taken from you has fled, <br />The time for the joys that you craved has sped, <br />I must pay for your gold with the dullest lead, <br /> When my ship comes in. <br /> <br />Too late, too late will the treasures be, <br /> When my ship comes in. <br />For Age shall stand with us on the quay, <br /> When my ship comes in. <br />For the love you've given and the faith you've shown, <br />But a glimpse of the joys that you might have known <br />Will it then be yours on that day to own, <br /> When my ship comes in.<br /><br />Edgar Albert Guest<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/when-my-ship-comes-in/
