Young Man,

Take Care of My Little Girl

I've loved her and raised her since giving her life,
this dear little girl who will now be your wife.

I've worried and cared whenever she hurt,
with words always loving, though sometimes quite curt.

I may have made blunders but always I've cared,
and good times and bad times alike we have shared.

Now it is your turn to take over my task,
to help her find happiness this I will ask:

Please keep her from danger and her needs provide,
and together look upwards; let God be your guide.

Your joys and your sorrows together you'll share--
But what she needs most is to know that you Care.

...Joyce Siegfried