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WHEN OUR BABY DIED

When our baby died—
My Ma she ist cried an' cried!
Yes 'n' my Pa he cried, too—
An' I cried—An' me an' you.—
An' I 'tended like my doll
She cried too—An' ever'—all—
O ist ever'body cried
When our baby died!
When our baby died—
Nen I got to took a ride!
An' we all ist rode an' rode
Clean to Heav'n where baby goed—
Mighty nigh!—An' nen Ma she
Cried ag'in—an' Pa—an' me.—
All but ist the Angels cried
When our baby died!