You were four and I was three

When first we played beneath the tree

Hide and seek and two for tea

Cowboys, pirates, ships at sea

Castles, kings, and knights of yore

Youthful fancy, dragon's roar

Willow tree and you and me.

Life was perfect as could be

Long hot days of childish glee

Then innocence set free

And no one knew but you and me

A fumbling kiss and first love's blush

With pounding hearts and heady rush

Underneath the willow tree.

You begged my hand on bended knee

'neath the branches of the tree

I became your wife-to-be

Wanted everyone to see

The sparkling ring and shining eye

I loved so much I though I'd die

"Careful" whispered Willow Tree.