Darling child, to thee I owe,
More than others here will know;
Thou hast cheered my weary days,
With thy coy and winsome ways.
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Matilda Jane wor fat an fair,
An nobbut just sixteen;
Shoo'd ruddy cheeks an reddish hair,
An leet blue wor her een.
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Nettie, Nettie! oh, she's pretty!
With her wreath of golden curls;
None compare with charming Nettie,
She's the prettiest of girls.
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Love--love--love--love,--
A tiny hand in a tiny glove;
A witching smile that means,--well,--well,
Whether little or much its hard to tell.
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A little word 'at's easy sed,
Sometimes may heal a smart;
A cruel word or luk instead,
May help to braik a heart.
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Wheear is thi daddy, boy? Wheear is thi mam?
What are ta' crying' for, poor little lamb?
Dry up thi peepies, pet, wipe thi wet face;
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Dullest month of all the year,--
Suicidal atmosphere,
Everything is dark and drear,
Filling nervous minds with fear,
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Es ta seen ahr Mary's bonnet
It's a stunner an' nooa mistak!
Yeller ribbons, yeller rooases
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Its a long time sin thee an' me have met befoor, owd lad,--
Soa pull up thi cheer, an sit daan,
for ther's noabdy moor welcome nor thee:
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One neet aw went hooam, what time aw can't tell,
But it must ha been lat, for awd th' street to mysel.
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