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 is an old-time lovers' song Of a lost love and untrue, And one that sought her all along And in dark and in dew.

And all the world where he should rove The winding of his way, He asked them of his false love, Was she glad, was she gay.

I never heard what man he was Nor her name that he sought; Four hundred years is long to pass, So I said, so I thought.

But yesterday at twilight Quite quiet as I came,