Pepper Blair - I Never Had A Diamond

I never had a diamond,

Until I found you, girl,

An emerald, or ruby.

I never had a pearl.

I never had such fortune.

I never fancied to.

But I acquired a treasure

When, girl, when I found you.


A diamond is your virtue;

An emerald, my bliss;

A ruby, our contentment-

So blest I am by this.

And when we toast the future,

We'll have a perfect pearl.

No, never had I riches,

Until I found you, girl.

Pepper Blair

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