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 | Collected poems of Herman Melville |  |
264
THE OLD FASHION
Now youthful is Ver
And the same, and forever,
Year after year;
And her bobolinks sing,
And they vary never
In juvenile cheer.
And the same, and forever,
Year after year;
And her bobolinks sing,
And they vary never
In juvenile cheer.
Old-fashioned is Ver
Tho' eternally new,
And her bobolink's young
Keep the old fashion true:
Chee, Chee! they will sing
While the welkin is blue.
Tho' eternally new,
And her bobolink's young
Keep the old fashion true:
Chee, Chee! they will sing
While the welkin is blue.
| Collected poems of Herman Melville | |