Softly and sweetly Melanie Is sleeping in the camping tent She looks delightful, peaceful, free - What more can anyone demand? Her hair soft grass, her breath a breeze, Each gentle movement of her chest A way to stars, a way to seas, Another place for birds to nest; The birds that chirp by gushing brook And in the gum tree canopies; But there's no place I'd rather look Than at my darling Melanie - As she sleeps softly next to me Delight of body and of mind My darling, darling Melanie! My love, my star, my friend, my bride!
