I followed her into the west,
Where I had never been before;
And never did she see me as,
I stood there helpless by the door.
Each day my resolution rose,
And every day an oath I swore;
Tonight I'd stand and be a man,
Tonight I'd knock upon her door.
and shifted  pressed  cleaned  dressed,
I set out my quest once more;
But each night ended as the rest,
I could not knock upon her door.
I paced my room and I cursed myself,
I  swallowed that I would go no more;
as the sun was sinking low,
I heard a knocking out my door.
And standing there  with food for me,
standing there my heart's delight;
Who said, "I thought you must be ill,
I missed you at my door tonight."
"Now you must eat and you must sleep,    “
Your resolution to restore;
And when these dishes you return,
Be sure to knock upon my door."