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 WHAT THE CHIMNEY SANG. Francis Bret Harte.

1. O - ver the chim-ney the night- wind sang, And chant - ed a

2. O - ver the chim - ney the night-wind sang, And chant - ed a

3. O - ver the chim - ney the night-wind sang. And chant - ed a

4.0- ver the chim - ney the night-wind sang, And chant - ed a

mel - o - dy no one knew; And the Wo - man stopped, as her

mel - o - dy no one knew; And the Chil - dren said, as they

mel - o - dy no one knew ; And the Man, as he sat on his

mel - o - dy no one knew: But the Po - et list - ened and

babe she toss'd,  An  thought  of  the  one  she  had

clos - er drew, "'T is some witch that is cleav - ing the

hearth be - low, Said to him- self, "It will

smil'd, for he  Was Man and Wo - man, and

long since lost, And said, as her tear - drops

black night thro'&mdash; 'Tis a fai - ry trum - pet that

sure - ly snow. And fu - el is dear and

Child, all three, And said. "It is God's own