My very dear wife, I watch tonight
While many men dream of home
Your memory commands my mind
And soldier's heart of stone
I long to roll inside your arms
And hold you like before
But when you wake tomorrow morn
I may be with you no more
Fair Edgar's frolics I fondly see
As campfires flicker and burn
Though Willie can scarcely remember me
I trust I'll one day return
But evil men with cruel desire
Have sworn to wound us all
And we must counter fire with fire
Lest freedom forever fall
I fear I was not as kind, my love
As ev'ry husband should be
My imperfections are insufficient
Cause for injuring thee
If I could wash with tears alone
Ev'ry blemish on your bliss
I'd make your dreams come true once more
Just like our very first kiss
If I am stricken by stranger's hand
And stumble onto my shin
I'll whisper with my last utterance
Your name into the wind
No cannonball that makes us crawl
No sword which tears my skin
Can e'er lay bare this love we share
And know forever within
If mortal games come between us now
Fear not that I will be gone
In garish days and darkest nights
My spirit motions you on
For I shall watch in sweet reprise
Ev'ry moment of your life
To brush your face with softest breeze
Oh Sarah, my darling wife