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IV
BE GLAD
Be glad, just for to-day!
O heart, be glad!
Cast all your cares away!
Doff all that 's sad!
Put off your garments gray!
Be glad to-day!
O heart, be glad!
Cast all your cares away!
Doff all that 's sad!
Put off your garments gray!
Be glad to-day!
Be merry while you can;
For life is short—
It seemeth but a span
Before we part.
Let each maid take her man,
And dance while dance she can:
Life 's but a little span—
Be merry while you can.
For life is short—
It seemeth but a span
Before we part.
Let each maid take her man,
And dance while dance she can:
Life 's but a little span—
Be merry while you can.
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