Fair and Beautiful Lady, Good Eve

For a new friend

Fair and beautiful Lady, good eve.
Never would I your young heart deceive.
Your company's been merry,
A Joy to receive.
It saddens my soul that it's now time to leave.

We've shared in the music, told many a tale,
Drowned all our sorrows with a glass of good ale,
Drunk to our health
That our luck might not fail.
It's been such an evening as I love so well.

But now the road calls and beckons to me .
That leads o'er the hills and down to the sea.
Lest I put down roots,
It's time I must flee,
For a bard has to wander to always be free.

Thank you for cheering my heart with your smile.
It will warm my journey for many a mile.
I'll always remember
Your dash and your style.
And if I return I might stay for a while.

Fair and beautiful Lady, good eve.
Never would I your young heart deceive.
Your company's been merry,
A joy to receive.
It saddens my soul that it's now time to leave.