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by Unknown

Silent, lonesome,

Hannah’s at the window, binding shoes.

’Tis November.

Now no tears her wasted cheek bedews.

From Newfoundland

Not a sail returning will she lose,

Whispering hoarsely, “Fisherman,

Have you, have you heard of Ben?”

Old with watching,

Hannah’s at the window, binding shoes.