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Rh Sadly the sods were shoveled in, Shoveled in by the honest sexton, Shoveled in amidst the flow of tears, Shoveled in as the friends returned home; The mound was rounded over, A mound, high and covered with sods, In the wildwoods of Hubbardton. The cunning sexton placed a secret mark On the grave to mark the repose, And watched the footsteps of students From the land of slates and quarries, From the Green Mountain Athens, From the land of green and purple slates.

The sexton, when a few days had passed, Went to the grave of his friend, The grave covered high with sods, In the wildwoods of Hubbardton, The land of johnny cake and hominy,