FRANK
Little girl, you are safe with me:
I can protect what's mine;
I am a sturdy maple tree
And you're my clinging vine!
ELLIE
Woods are just full of maple trees,
Cedar and oak and pine;
Let me look them over, please,
And then I'll let you know
If you have a show
After I have looked around
The world for a mate,
Then, perhaps, I might fall back on you!
When I am convinced
That there is no better fate,
Then I might decide that you will do
FRANK
I am just an average lad,
Though no gift to womanhood,
Some girls say I'm not so bad!
ELLIE
Others say you're not so good!
But if you are patient, dear,
And willing to wait,
There's a chance I might fall back on you!
FRANK