Star Of Belle Isle

STAR OF BELLE ISLE
 One evening for pleasure I rambled
 To view the fair fields all alone
 Down by the banks of Loch Erin
 Where beauty and pleasure were known
 I spied a fair maid at her labor
 Which caused me to stay for a while
 I thought her the Goddess of Beauty
 The blooming bright star of Belle Isle
 I humbled myself to her beauty
 "Fair maiden, where do you belong?
 Are you from the heavens descended
 Abiding in Cupid's fair throng?"
 "Young man, I will tell you a secret
 It's true I'm a maid who is poor
 And to part from my vows and my promise
 Is more than my heart can endure
 Therefore I'll remain at my service
 And go through all hardship and toil
 And wait for the lad that has left me
 Alone on the banks of Belle Isle"
 "Young maiden I wish not to banter
 Tis true I came here in disguise
 I came to fulfill my last promise
 And hoped to give you a surprise
 I own you're the maid I love dearly
 You've been in my heart all the while
 For me there is no other damsel
 Than the blooming bright star of Belle Isle