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III. SEE THE SUMMER LEAVES ARE COMING.

See the Summer leaves are coming
On the plants and on the trees,
And the birds that have been roaming
Under brighter skies than these.
Breezes breathe so soft, they only
Curl the surface of the sea;
But my heart feels sad and lonely,
Without thee, love! without thee.
Come, and I will weave you bowers,
Cool and shady all day long.
Ev'ry path is full of flowers,
Every grove is full of song.
Sunny, when we roved together,
E'en the winter seemed to me;
And how sad is summer weather,
Without thee, love! without thee.