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THE SIX SORROWS

Or holds the grave his shroud?
Oh, shall I grieve his golden youth,
Or weep him in his shroud?

I have six sorrows in my heart,
Red Allen, Clare, and Joan,
Sweet Bet, and Jock, and little Roy—
Six sorrows all my own.

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