C#5      E5
When I am old, and comforted,
    B5                A5
And done with this desire,
     C#5                G#5
With memory to share my bed
          C#5      E5
When I am old, and comforted,
    B5                A5
And done with this desire,
     C#5      G#5       C#5
With peace to share my fire

     C#5     E5       B5         A5
I'll comb my hair in scalloped bands
   C#5               G#5
Beneath my laundered cap,
    C#5      E5        B5       A5
And watch my cool and fragile hands
C#5         G#5    C#5
Lie light upon my lap.

    B5                      E5
And I will have a sprigged gown
     B5               E5
With lace to kiss my throat;
     B5               E5
I'll draw my curtain to the town,
    G#5
And hum a purring note.

    C#5     E5       B5      A5
And I'll forget the way of tears,
    C#5               G#5
And rock, and stir my tea.
    C#5   E5         B5        A5
But oh, I wish those blessed years
     C#5     G#5        C#5
Were further   than they be

    B5                      E5
And I will have a sprigged gown
     B5               E5
With lace to kiss my throat;
     B5               E5
I'll draw my curtain to the town,
    G#5
And hum a purring note.

          C#5      E5
When I am old, and comforted,
    B5                A5
And done with this desire,
     C#5                G#5
With memory to share my bed
          C#5      E5
When I am old, and comforted,
    B5                A5
And done with this desire,
     C#5      G#5       C#5
With peace to share my fire
     C#5      G#5       C#5
With peace to share my fire