In Venice Let's ride the magic gondola Along the enchanted way And amble down the lovers' walks And hear the harpist play. For down by the brimming river That coursed through the city's veins And under the embracing Bridge of Sighs To shelter from the rains, We held to each in dreamy bliss As Heaven enthralled our scene, And as the clocks stood still to behold, They wiped our conscience clean 'Till hand in hand on the banks we ran As the sun pierced through the mist And over every bridge's span, We frolicked in our tryst.