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HIS ev'nin' I was sittin' wiv Doreen, Peaceful an' 'appy wiv the day's work done, Watchin', be'ind the orchard's bonzer green, The flamin' wonder uv the settin' sun.

Another day gone by; another night Creepin' along to douse Day's golden light; Another dawnin', when the night is gone, To live an' love—an' so life mooches on.

Times I 'ave thought, when things was goin' crook, When 'Ope turned nark 'an Love fergot to smile, Of somethin' I once seen in some ole book Where an ole sore-'ead arsts, "Is life worf w'ile?

But in that stillness, as the day grows dim, An' I am sittin' there wiv 'er an' 'im— My wife, my son! an' strength in me to strive, I only know—it's good to be alive!


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