And back to my grave went silently,

And soon my baby was brought to me;

My son and daughter beside me rest,

My little baby is on my breast;

Our bed is warm, and our grave is deep, 105

But he cannot sleep, he cannot sleep!

Robert Buchanan.

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THE SANDS OF DEE.

‘O Mary, go and call the cattle home,

And call the cattle home,