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and song for my cheer, Life is so fair. None so happy as I Anywhere; Birds in the woods carol clear, White clouds in the sky.

Song silent and brow with a frown. Why is this so? Guiltless am I Would you know, The lark from the heavens drops down; Gray clouds in the sky.

Sighing and tears for my sorrow, Life is so drear. None so weary as I, 'Tis a mere Waste of love, and a wish for to-morrow— Black night in the sky.