THE BLOOMING BRIGHT STAR OF BELLE ISLE
The Blooming Bright Star of Belle Isle
One evening for pleasure I rambled, to view the fair fields all alone;
And down by the banks of Loch Erin, where beauty and pleasure were known.
I spied a fair maid at her labour, which caused me to stay for awhile;
I thought her the goddess of beauty, the blooming bright star of Belle Isle.
I humbled myself to her beauty, saying, "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. I own I'm a maid that is poor;
But to part from my vow and my promise, well it’s more than my heart could endure.
Therefore I'll remain at my service, and I’ll go through all hardship and toil;
And I’ll wait for the lad who has left me, alone on the banks of Belle Isle."
“Young maiden, I wish not to banter, for ‘tis true I came here in disguise;
I came to fulfill my last promise, And I hoped to give you a surprise.
For I own, you're the maid I love dearly, and you've been in my heart all the while;
For me there is no other damsel, than my blooming bright star of Belle Isle.
Yes I own, you're the maid I love dearly, and you've been in my heart all the while;
For me there is no other damsel, than my blooming bright star of Belle Isle.
One evening for pleasure I rambled, to view the fair fields all alone;
And down by the banks of Loch Erin, where beauty and pleasure were known.
I spied a fair maid at her labour, which caused me to stay for awhile;
I thought her the goddess of beauty, the blooming bright star of Belle Isle.
I humbled myself to her beauty, saying, "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. I own I'm a maid that is poor;
But to part from my vow and my promise, well it’s more than my heart could endure.
Therefore I'll remain at my service, and I’ll go through all hardship and toil;
And I’ll wait for the lad who has left me, alone on the banks of Belle Isle."
“Young maiden, I wish not to banter, for ‘tis true I came here in disguise;
I came to fulfill my last promise, And I hoped to give you a surprise.
For I own, you're the maid I love dearly, and you've been in my heart all the while;
For me there is no other damsel, than my blooming bright star of Belle Isle.
Yes I own, you're the maid I love dearly, and you've been in my heart all the while;
For me there is no other damsel, than my blooming bright star of Belle Isle.