Through broke thread and pinpricks

I'll finish my sampler

Deep in the dim nights

With oil flickering low

All for a sampler so detailed and perfect

That when my birthday comes

People will want to step in

And I'll be the belle of the ball

Bask in the envy of all

A princess in blue I'll be called

In moonlight I'll dance on the lawn

I'll prove them all wrong

When I walk on my birthday

I don't need pity

When I've got God right by my side

This is for Him

And He's guiding the thread through

'Cause God knows I'm losing the strength

To do this alone

But I'll be the belle of the ball

Bask in the envy of all

A princess in blue I'll be called

In moonlight I'll dance on the lawn

And I'll be the belle of the ball

Bask in the envy of all

A princess in blue I'll be called

In moonlight I'll dance on the lawn

Hung in an auction house

Come see my sampler

Made in a bad dream

Two hundred and twelve years ago

Don't look too closely

It's not quite complete yet

It's nearly my birthday

So it will be finished quite soon