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OUT IN THE SNOW.
Out in the clear, cold, winter weather,—
Out in the winter air like wine,—
Kate with her dancing scarlet feather,
Bess with her peacock plumage fine,
Out in the winter air like wine,—
Kate with her dancing scarlet feather,
Bess with her peacock plumage fine,
Joe and Jack with their pealing laughter,
Frank and Tom with their gay hallo,
And half a score of roisterers after,
Out in the witching, wonderful snow.
Frank and Tom with their gay hallo,
And half a score of roisterers after,
Out in the witching, wonderful snow.
Shivering graybeards shuffle and stumble,
Righting themselves with a frozen frown,
Grumbling at every snowy tumble;
But young folks know why the snow came down.
Righting themselves with a frozen frown,
Grumbling at every snowy tumble;
But young folks know why the snow came down.
