When Jack took Nell into his arms <br />He knew he acted ill, <br />And thought as he enjoyed her charms <br />Of his fiancée Jill. <br />"Poor dear," he sighed, "she dreams of me, <br />I shouldn't act like this; <br />But after all, she cannot see, <br />And ignorance is bliss." <br /> <br />Yet Jill at that same moment was <br />In Fred's embrace close caught, <br />And just a little sad because <br />Of sweetheart Jack she thought. <br />"Poor dear," she sighed, "he loves me so, <br />And what's a little kiss? <br />Or two or three - he'll never know, <br />And ignorance is bliss." <br /> <br />Now in fond wedlock all is well, <br />Though in their nuptial bed, <br />Jack's thought will sometimes stray to Nell, <br />And Jill's to handsome Fred. <br />Yet though in fancy they may flirt, <br />There's nothing much amiss: <br />What they don't know will never hurt - <br />Aye, Ignorance Is Bliss.<br /><br />Robert William Service<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-bliss-of-ignorance/
