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The Groomsman.
Her bridal feast is fairly set,
She smiles with innocence and joy,
She smiles into her bridegroom's heart,
Innocent girl and happy boy.
What pity can she have for me?
She smiles with innocence and joy,
She smiles into her bridegroom's heart,
Innocent girl and happy boy.
What pity can she have for me?
Why am I here to walk behind,
And hold his handkerchief or glove;
The vow which gives him heart and life
To me but gives a sister's love.
What pity can she have for me?
And hold his handkerchief or glove;
The vow which gives him heart and life
To me but gives a sister's love.
What pity can she have for me?
All that a man can do is done;
I met her in the cedar wood:
To all that I could say or pray
Her sorrow wept, her purpose stood:
What pity can she have for me?
I met her in the cedar wood:
To all that I could say or pray
Her sorrow wept, her purpose stood:
What pity can she have for me?
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And now she smiles: ah! happiness,
Thou cruel child, thou bitter joy:
She knows not if my heart be rent:
Innocent girl and happy boy.
What pity can she have for me?
Thou cruel child, thou bitter joy:
She knows not if my heart be rent:
Innocent girl and happy boy.
What pity can she have for me?
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