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THE ROBIN'S SONG. |
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THE ROBIN'S SONG.
When the willows gleam along the brooks,
And the grass grows green in sunny nooks,
In the sunshine and the rain,
I hear the robins in the lane
Singing, “Cheerily
Cheer up—cheer up;
Cheerily, cheerily
Cheer up.”
And the grass grows green in sunny nooks,
In the sunshine and the rain,
I hear the robins in the lane
Singing, “Cheerily
Cheer up—cheer up;
Cheerily, cheerily
Cheer up.”
But the snow is still
Along the walls and on the hill.
The days are cold, the nights forlorn,
For one is here and one is gone.
“Tut, tut. Cheerily
Cheer up, cheer up;
Cheerily, cheerily
Cheer up!”
Along the walls and on the hill.
The days are cold, the nights forlorn,
For one is here and one is gone.
“Tut, tut. Cheerily
Cheer up, cheer up;
Cheerily, cheerily
Cheer up!”
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When spring hopes seem to wane,
I hear the joyful strain—
A song at night, a song at morn.
A lesson deep to me is borne,
Hearing, “Cheerily
Cheer up, cheer up;
Cheerily, cheerily
Cheer up.”
I hear the joyful strain—
A song at night, a song at morn.
A lesson deep to me is borne,
Hearing, “Cheerily
Cheer up, cheer up;
Cheerily, cheerily
Cheer up.”
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