I saw a ship that sailed the sea, It left me as the sun went down; The white birds flew, and followed it To town—to London town. Right sad were we to stand alone, And see it pass so far away; And yet we knew some ship would come— Some other ship—some other day.
I saw a ship that sailed the sea, It left me as the sun went down; The white birds flew, and followed it To town—to London town. Right sad were we to stand alone, And see it pass so far away; And yet we knew some ship would come— Some other ship—some other day.

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Yes, that's the girl that struts about, She's very proud,—so very proud! Her bow-wow's quite as proud as she: They both are very wrong to be So proud—so very proud. See, Jane and Willy laugh at her, They say she's very proud! Says Jane, "My stars!—they're very silly;" "Indeed they are," cries little Willy, "To walk so stiff and proud."
Yes, that's the girl that struts about, She's very proud,—so very proud! Her bow-wow's quite as proud as she: They both are very wrong to be So proud—so very proud. See, Jane and Willy laugh at her, They say she's very proud! Says Jane, "My stars!—they're very silly;" "Indeed they are," cries little Willy, "To walk so stiff and proud."

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It was Tommy who said, "The sweet spring-time is come; I see the birds flit, And I hear the bees hum. "Oho! Mister Lark, Up aloft in the sky, Now, which is the happiest— Is it you, sir, or I?"
It was Tommy who said, "The sweet spring-time is come; I see the birds flit, And I hear the bees hum. "Oho! Mister Lark, Up aloft in the sky, Now, which is the happiest— Is it you, sir, or I?"

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