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MY LOVE'S WAITIN'

My love's waitin',
Waitin' by the river,
Waitin' till I come along!
Wait there, child; I'm comin'.
Jay-bird tol' me,
Tol' me in the mornin',
Tol' me she'd be there tonight.
Wait there, child; I'm comin'.
Whip-po'-will tol' me,
Tol' me in the evenin',
“Down by the bend where the cat-tails grow.”
Wait there, child; I'm comin'.