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Rh "Restrain my tears I wish I could."
 * (Said ,) "I don't know what to do"—

Said, "You're very good."
 * "Oh, not at all," said.



"She makes me fire a gun," said ;
 * "And at a preconcerted word,

Climb up a ladder with a flag,
 * Like any street-performing bird.

"She places sugar in my way—
 * In public places calls me 'Sweet!'

She gives me groundsel every day
 * And hard canary seed to eat."