Thomas Arne
 (1710 - 1778)

Come live with me
 (Song)
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Probably written for performance at Ranelagh.
Lyrics: Christopher Marlowe

Come live with me and be my love,
And we will all the pleasures prove,
That grove and valley, hill and field,
Or woods and steepy mountains yield.
And I will make thee beds of roses
And twine a thousand am'rous posies.

To deck thee for the wake and fair,
With curious fancy I'll prepare
A cap of flow'rs and rural kirtle
Embroider'd all with leaves of myrtle,
A belt of straw and ivy buds,
A coral clasp and amber beads.

And if these pleasures may thee move,
Then come with me and be my love.
Nymphs and swains shall dance and sing
For thy delight each May morning;
And if these pleasures thee may move,
Then come with me and be my love.