I love thee, as i love the calm
Of sweet, star-lighted hours!
I love thee, as i love the balm
Of early jes'mine flow'rs.

Heigh ho, like the daffadowndilly
Bonny as a bud, fair as the lily
Heigh ho, how i do love thee!
Then in requite kiss the flower for me!

I love thee, as i love the last
Rich smile of fading day,
Which lingereth, like the look we cast,
On rapture pass'd away.

Heigh ho, like the daffadowndilly
Red as the rose, fair as the lily
Heigh ho, how i do love thee!
Then in requite kiss the flower for me!

I love thee, as i love the full,
Clear gushings of the song,
Which lonely, sad and beautiful
At night-fall floats along,

Heigh ho, like the daffadowndilly
Wild as the wind and fair as the lily
Heigh ho, how i do love thee!
Then in requite kiss the flower for me!

Pour'd by the bul-bul forth to greet
The hours of rest and dew;
When melody and moonlight meet
To blend their charm and hue.

Heigh ho, like the daffadowndilly
Deep as the dark, fair as the lily
Heigh ho, how i do love thee!
Then in requite kiss the flower for me!