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ABOVE ALL PRICE.
How dear does mother hold
Her bonny little one?
Just as dear as the jostling clovers
Hold the merry sun.
Her bonny little one?
Just as dear as the jostling clovers
Hold the merry sun.
How hard would mother try
To please her pretty lass?
Just as hard as the pattering showers
Try to please the grass.
To please her pretty lass?
Just as hard as the pattering showers
Try to please the grass.
How fair does mother think
The darling at her breast?
Just as fair as the glad white sea-bird
Thinks the wave's white crest.
The darling at her breast?
Just as fair as the glad white sea-bird
Thinks the wave's white crest.
How long will mother's love
For her treasure last?
Just as long as her heart keeps beating,
Till her life be past.
For her treasure last?
Just as long as her heart keeps beating,
Till her life be past.
How much will mother's love
Change, as years are told?
Just as much as the mountain changes,
Or the ocean old!
Change, as years are told?
Just as much as the mountain changes,
Or the ocean old!
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