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Miss Snow Flake and the Lovers.
Little Miss Snow Flake came to town
All dressed up in a velvet gown;
And nobody looked so fresh and fair
As little Miss Snow Flake, I declare.
All dressed up in a velvet gown;
And nobody looked so fresh and fair
As little Miss Snow Flake, I declare.
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Out of the cozy cloud she stepped,
Where most all of the snowflakes slept;
She thought her beauty would ne'er be known
If in a crowd, so she came alone.
Where most all of the snowflakes slept;
She thought her beauty would ne'er be known
If in a crowd, so she came alone.
All alone from the great blue sky
Where the swift clouds went scudding by,
All the way from the bright abode
Down somewhere near the city road.
Where the swift clouds went scudding by,
All the way from the bright abode
Down somewhere near the city road.
There she rested near out of breath,
And there she speed'ly met her death;
And nobody could exactly tell
Just where little Miss Snow Flake fell.
And there she speed'ly met her death;
And nobody could exactly tell
Just where little Miss Snow Flake fell.
But a very prominent young man,
Both for love and his heart's command
Was out that night to see his girl,
When the Miss Snow Flake gave her twirl.
Both for love and his heart's command
Was out that night to see his girl,
When the Miss Snow Flake gave her twirl.
So when the young man said he'd go,
He op'd the door and cried out “O!”
And he fell back most out of breath
And almost scared his girl to death.
He op'd the door and cried out “O!”
And he fell back most out of breath
And almost scared his girl to death.
That Miss Snow Flake of whom we speak,
Had struck the young man on the cheek;
His shoes were of the patent kind,
His overcoat he'd left behind.
Had struck the young man on the cheek;
His shoes were of the patent kind,
His overcoat he'd left behind.
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And she says: “What's the matter dear?”
He says, “See how it snows out here,”
And if I have to go out doors,
I'll get frost bitten on the nose.”
He says, “See how it snows out here,”
And if I have to go out doors,
I'll get frost bitten on the nose.”
These two did love from depth of heart;
In danger's realm they could not part;
And now I ask both men and maids,
Whether this man went home or stayed.
In danger's realm they could not part;
And now I ask both men and maids,
Whether this man went home or stayed.
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