Collection of popular songs (1)/Had I a heart

HAD I A HEART.

Had I a heart for falsehood fram’d,
⁠I ne’er could injure you;
For tho’ your tongue no promise claim’d,
⁠Your charms would make me true.
To you no soul shall bear deceit,
⁠No stranger offer wrong;
But friends in all the ag’d you’ll meet;
⁠And lovers in the young.

But when they learn that you have blest
⁠Another with your heart:
They’ll bid aspiring passion rest,
⁠and act a brother’s part.
Then, lady, dread not here deceit,
⁠Nor fear to suffer wrong,
For friends in the ag’d you’ll meet,
⁠And brothers in the young.

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