Through the market, I wander and pray
That I'd find me a woman I might marry one day
And I never dreamed when I prayed that prayer
That the woman I longed for was standing there
When she held me in her arms that night, I
Held her close, and I held her tight
And I swore that day forth, I'd love her all of me life
When she held me in her arms that night
When she held me in her arms that night
Well, she smelled of the sweetest lilac skin
And I admit it now that she drew me in
And her voice cast a spell I could not disobey
Every word was a river that swept me away
When she held me in her arms that night
I held her close, and I held her tight
And I swore that day forth, I'd love her all of me life
When she held me in her arms that night
When she held me in her arms that night
Aw, the market became a more beautiful place
All the flowers more fragrant, and the clothing all lace
And her eyes, oh, her eyes! They begged me to stay
And twenty years later, I've not regretted a day
When she held me in her arms that night
I held her close, and I held her tight
And I swore that day forth, I'd love her all of me life
When she held me in her arms that night
When she held me in her arms that night
When she held me in her arms that night
I held her close, and I held her tight
And I swore that day forth, I'd love her all of me life
When she held me in her arms that night
When she held me in her arms that night
I held her close, and I held her tight
And I swore that day forth, I'd love her all of me life
When she held me in her arms that night
When she held me in her arms that night
I held her close, and I held her tight
And I swore that day forth, I'd love her all of me life
When she held me in her arms that night
When she held me in her arms that night
When she held me in her arms that night