Dorrie’s Wish / Gideon Briggs, I Love You

Lyrics

[DORRIE] Nesting dove or flying lark I wish me Gideon, day and dark Flying lark or nesting dove I wish me Gideon for my love [GIDEON, spoken] Dorrie! Dorrie! Dorrie? [DORRIE, spoken] Yes, Gideon? [GIDEON, spoken] I've something to say to you It's been waiting inside me like a long hunger It makes me want to shout [GIDEON] And to sing it out And to leave you no doubt when I say "Dorrie, I dearly love you, love you" There it is, plain as daylight I love you, love you Love you with all my heart [GIDEON, spoken] And 'tis my hope to marry you If you'll have me [DORRIE] Gideon Briggs, I— [DORRIE, spoken] Believe your shirt needs a mеnd I'll sew it [GIDEON, spoken] What's that to do with love? [DORRIE, spoken] 'Tis a way of showing it [GIDEON] I'll not spell it in fancy еmbroidery Nor bake it into a bilberry tart Dorrie, I dearly love you, love you Love you with all my heart [DORRIE] Gideon Briggs, I— Gideon Briggs, I— Oh, I wish I were brazen and bold Instead of so ladylike shy For then as we meet, I'd not gape at my feet But I'd look at him straight in the eye And I'd shout And I'd sing it out And I'd leave him no doubt when I say "Gideon Briggs, I love you, love you" There it is, plain as daylight I love you, love you Love you with all my heart I'll not spell it in fancy embroidery Nor bake it into a bilberry tart Gideon Briggs, I love you, love you Love you with all my heart