Now, Marco, dear, <br />My wishes hear: <br />While you're away <br />It's understood <br />You will be good, <br />And not too gay. <br />To every trace <br />Of maiden grace <br />You will be blind, <br />And will not glance <br />By any chance <br />On womankind! <br />If you are wise, <br />You'll shut your eyes <br />Till we arrive, <br />And not address <br />A lady less <br />Than forty-five; <br />You'll please to frown <br />On every gown <br />That you may see; <br />And O, my pet, <br />You won't forget <br />You've married me! <br /> <br />O, my darling, O, my pet, <br />Whatever else you may forget, <br />In yonder isle beyond the sea, <br />O, don't forget you've married me! <br /> <br />You'll lay your head <br />Upon your bed <br />At set of sun. <br />You will not sing <br />Of anything <br />To any one: <br />You'll sit and mope <br />All day, I hope, <br />And shed a tear <br />Upon the life <br />Your little wife <br />Is passing here! <br />And if so be <br />You think of me, <br />Please tell the moon; <br />I'll read it all <br />In rays that fall <br />On the lagoon: <br />You'll be so kind <br />As tell the wind <br />How you may be, <br />And send me words <br />By little birds <br />To comfort me! <br /> <br />And O, my darling, O, my pet, <br />Whatever else you may forget, <br />In yonder isle beyond the sea, <br />O, don't forget you've married me!<br /><br />William Schwenck Gilbert<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/don-t-forget-2/
