"Venez Ici!" (1820)
Words by Henry C. Lewis, of Philadelphia, PA
Music by Anthony Philip Heinrich, 1781-1861

[Source: pp. 12-14 from "The Western Minstrel"]

1.
  Venez ici!
  Venez ici!
Venez ici! my dearest care,
And bless me with thy warmest smile,
  And bless me with thy warmest smile;
Return but love for love, my fair,
And life is joy, midst every toil!
  Venez ici!
  (si! si! si! si si!)

2.
  Venez ici!
  Venez ici!
Venez ici! Be not so coy--
Fear not-- I could not do thee harm!
  Fear not-- I could not do thee harm!
Trust me, my love, thy every joy
I’ll guard as safe as every charm!
  Venez ici!
  (si! si! si! si si!)


3.
  Venez ici!
  Venez ici!
Venez ici! O my fond heart
Beats but for thine, for only thine!
  Beats but for thine, for only thine!
Let them, then, throb no more apart--
O come, my Love, be only mine!
  Venez ici!
  (si! si! si! si si!)