With a sweet smile
Without a hint of guile  

In a languid hush
With a hint of a blush  

Shout it out
Like a roustabout  

Sing it sweet
Like a robin’s tweet  

Say it with a tear
But never with a sneer  

Say it now
And now
And now  

And even now  

Say it before you’re filled with dread
Because the person you’d say it to Is already dead