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Would you gather the liquorice , would you gather the liquorice ,
On the top of Shouyang ?
When men tell their stories ,
Do not readily believe them ;
Put them aside , put them aside .
Do not readily assent to them ;
And , when men tell their stories ,
How will they find course ?

Would you gather the sowthistle , would you gather the sowthistle ,
At the foot of Shouyang ?
When men tell their stories ,
Do not readily approve them ;
Put them aside , put them aside .
Do not readily assent to them ;
And , when men tell their stories ,
How will they find course ?

Would you gather the mustard plant , would you gather the mustard plant ,
On the east of Shouyang ?
When men tell their stories ,
Do not readily listen to them ;—
Put them aside , put them aside .
Do not readily assent to them ;
And , when men tell their stories ,
How will they find course ?