Classic Poem

Ta la lal la, — ta la lal la,
Was the song of Fatima:
To the blue-eyed charmer oft
Ganem sued in language soft;
But while he vowed eternal truth,
How she loved to tease the youth!
He said, Marry,
She cried, Tarry;
Still he knelt, and still he sighed,
Still the frolic fair replied,
Ta la lal la.

Ganem now grew pale and slim;
Sport to her was death to him;
Seeing this and warmly pressed,
Love was in her eye confessed;
Gently sighing,
All complying,
Time, she cried, is on the wing,
Take me then when next I sing
Ta la lal la.