Darling Girl

It's a darling girl, my darling girl
 With eyes as dark as night and a heart so true
 But just so strong, set to live a darling life
 As years roll by, she'll grow up fine
 She'll sing a silent song
 But she'll find your piano
 And she'll find her wings
 She'll sing all the days long
 I'm waiting on a ghost, to show her loving arms
 And sweet Marie, I can see
 Your faint light shining down on me
 Go call on her brother, and her sister too
 Go call on all the town
 Tell them all today, your darling girl is to wear a wedding gown
 Though it all came so fast
 Ten years soon will pass, before there's room for three
 My sister will grow, my mother will know
 Soon there will be room for me
 I'm waiting on a ghost
 To show her loving arms
 And sweet Marie, I can see
 Your faint light shining down on me
 Like an old toy top, spins and stops
 Or a tag on the last waltz to end the ball
 A long summers wait, will come winding down
 She'll be buried in the fall
 Now she sleeps with you, Marie
 Bittersweet is this old world
 But they tell me soon
 My sister too will have a darling girl
 I'm waiting on a ghost
 To show her loving arms
 And sweet Marie, I can see
 Your faint light shining down on me