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I SAW A SHIP
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I SAW a ship that sailed the sea,
It left me as the sun went down;
The white birds flew, and followed it
To town - to London town.
Right sad were we to stand alone,
And see it pass so far away;
And yet we knew some ship would come -
Some other ship - some other day. |
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SHALL I SING?
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"SHALL I sing?" says the Lark,
"Shall I bloom?" says the Flower;
"Shall I come?" says the Sun,
"Or shall I?"
says the Shower.
Sing your song, pretty Bird,
Roses, bloom for an hour;
Shine on, dearest Sun,
Go away, naughty Shower! |
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YOU SEE, MERRY PHILLIS
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YOU see, merry Phillis, that dear little maid,
Has invited Belinda to tea;
Her nice little garden is shaded by trees -
What pleasanter place could there be?
There's a cake full of plums, there are strawberries too,
And the table is set on the green;
I'm fond of a carpet all daisies and grass -
Could a prettier picture be seen?
A blackbird (yes blackbirds delight in warm weather,)
Is flitting from yonder high spray;
He sees the two little ones talking together -
No wonder the blackbirds gay! |
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(Original)
WILL YOU BE MY LITTLE WIFE?
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WILL you be my little wife,
If I ask you? Do!
I'll buy you such a Sunday frock,
A nice umbrella, too.
And you shall have a little hat,
With such a long white feather,
A pair if gloves, and sandal shoes,
The softest kind of leather.
And you
shall have a tiny house,
A beehive full of bees,
A little cow, a largish cat,
And green sage cheese. |
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