I knew a maid so fair, so fair

I knew a maid so fair, so fair
With lively eyes and long, brown hair,
Her smile could warm the coldest heart,
And that is but a start, a start!

She came upon me like a dream,
So angel-like, or so it seemed,
And said 'hello' to silly old me
Thence felt I quaking at the knee.

I knew a maid so fair, so fair
With lively eyes and long, brown hair,
Her smile could warm the coldest heart,
And that is but a start, a start!

At length I said a word or two,
To this fair maid I lately knew;
Her eyes gazed focused in a stare,
I spoke as boldly as I dared.

I knew a maid so fair, so fair
With lively eyes and long, brown hair,
Her smile could warm the coldest heart,
And that is but a start, a start!

In time the maid and I were friends,
And I just couldn't comprehend
Why someone smart and fair as her
Would take the time to know this sir.

I knew a maid so fair, so fair
With lively eyes and long, brown hair,
Her smile could warm the coldest heart,
And that is but a start, a start!

A start, a start, alas it were,
I fell in love, with passions stirred,
But this here frothy, amorous soup,
Made sour fast, and me a doop.

I knew a maid so fair, so fair
With lively eyes and long, brown hair,
Her smile could warm the coldest heart,
And that is but a start, a start!

An unrequited love is hard,
To bear and give its full regard,
But that is how we learn and grow,
To love all people high and low.

I knew a maid so fair, so fair
With lively eyes and long, brown hair,
Her smile could warm the coldest heart,
And that is but a start, a start!