If I Should Depart

If I should depart - - - - - - - - - - - - - If I should depart before you Tell not the sun Tell not the moon That I am gone And tell the Robin When he comes home That I am gone but To a land unknown Love him, feed him That I used to And in a day or two He will forget me soon And if at all he insists too Tears you roll down And say I am in heaven And the heart of gold May sob a little When me he shall not find For upon me his love shines ample Makes no difference whether I am here or there For his sunshine makes me eternal And the moon may look pale On hearing her company's farewell For I am her company best In moonlight cool, She is an infinite rest And the flowers sway and nod Asking you where I am gone Break not their heart Telling I am forever gone Though I shall be happy and gay in heaven You will find scattered petals And broken heart tinted In the dull light of autumn