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Where Shall We Go?

Where shall we go,
Where shall we go,
Where, oh where, where shall we go?
The glorious sun is rising fast,
And morn's cool hours will soon be past.
Where shall we go,
Where shall we go,
Where, oh where, where shall we go?
In the morn the heart is lightest,
In the morn the mind is brightest,
Morning is the hour for study—
Now to school—'tis time already;
There will we go,
There will we go,
There, oh there, there will we go—
We will go, we will go, we will go—
There will we go.

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Where shall we go,
Where shall we go,
Where, oh where, where shall we go?
The scorching noon-tide heat is past,
And fleecy clouds the sky o'ercast;
Where shall we go,
Where shall we go,
Where, oh where, where shall we go?
Down the vale and o'er the mountain,
Through the grove, beside the fountain,
Resting in the pleasant bowers,
Culling all the bright-eyed flowers—
There will we go,
There will we go,
There, oh there, there will we go—
We will go, we will go, we will go—
There will we go.
Where shall we go,
Where shall we go,
Where, oh where, where shall we go?
The evening shadows lengthen fast,
The sun's low, level rays are cast;

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Where shall we go,
Where shall we go,
Where, oh where, where shall we go?
Home, to greet our gentle mother,
Kindest father, sister, brother;
All our sweetest flowers we'll give them,—
Oh! how gladly they'll receive them.
Home we will go—
Home we will go—
Home, home, home, home we will go—
We will go, we will go, we will go—
Home we will go.