My fond affection thou hast seen,
Then judge of my regret
To think more happy thou hadst read more

My fond affection thou hast seen,
Then judge of my regret
To think more happy thou hadst been
If we had never met!
And has that thought been shared by thee?
Ah, no! that smiling cheek
Proves more unchanging love for me
Than labor'd words could speak.

All married women are not wives

All married women are not wives

She would rather be an old man's darling than a young man's
warling.

She would rather be an old man's darling than a young man's
warling.

She (his wife) is the wind beneath my wings.

She (his wife) is the wind beneath my wings.

A man's best fortune, or his worst, is his wife

A man's best fortune, or his worst, is his wife

I haven't spoken to my wife in years. I didn't want to interrupt her.

I haven't spoken to my wife in years. I didn't want to interrupt her.

Were such the wife had fallen to my part,
I'd break her spirit, or I'd break her heart.

Were such the wife had fallen to my part,
I'd break her spirit, or I'd break her heart.

In thy face have I seen the eternal.

In thy face have I seen the eternal.

She is a winsome wee thing,
She is a handsome wee thing,
She is a bonny wee read more

She is a winsome wee thing,
She is a handsome wee thing,
She is a bonny wee thing,
This sweet wee wife o' mine.