When I Was One-and-Twenty

When I was one-and-twenty

I heard a wise man say,

“Give crowns and pounds and guineas

But not your heart away;

Give pearls away and rubies

But keep your fancy free.”

But I was one-and-twenty,

No use to talk to me.

When I was one-and-twenty

I heard him say again,

“The heart out of the bosom

Was never given in vain;

’Tis paid with sighs a plenty

And sold for endless rue.”

And I am two-and-twenty,

And oh, ’tis true, ’tis true.

Reply:

When You Were One-and-Twenty

by: Lorna Mae Florita

When you were one-and-twenty

You heard me say,

"Give crowns and pounds and guineas

But not your heart away;

Give pearls away and rubies

But keep your fancy free."

But you were one-and-twenty,

No use to talk to thee.

When you were one-and-twenty

You heard me say again,

"The heart out of the boson

Was never given in vain;

'Tis paid with sighs a plenty

And sold for endless rue."

And you're two-and-twenty

You realized its true.