1. We promised to drink
At night by the shore

2. We kept our promise
Though the host was asleep

3. The water rose in the shore
And the duck's feet were submerged

4. The clouds drifted and dripped
And the rain poured down

5. But drinking was not our goal
So we longed for the shore

6. And God's blessings were complete
With a lovely beloved who came

7. Handsome of cheek and stature
Faithful, he never betrayed

8. We were under trees
On fallen rose petals