My Child Within My Arms

Would you have my eyes of blue My nose, my chin, my hair? And would I recognise that smile Upon your face so fair? My greatest wish in all the world I hope one day to see, As years slip by my chances fade Now it may never be. I long to kiss your tender cheek And tuck you in your bed, Then read to you a fairy tale Or watch the stars instead, And hold your tiny hand in mine Until you are asleep, Then bid goodnight and pleasant dreams While you in slumbers deep. What boundless joy you'd give me For there is no better thing, Than to hear the joy of laughter And the songs that you would sing, I'd show you nature's beauty All its treasures and its charms, O I would give my all to hold My child within my arms.