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THE DAY OF SUNSHINE (FROM ARNE) |
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_ It was such a lovely sunshine-day, The house and the yard couldn't hold me; I roved to the woods, on my back I lay, In cradle of fancy rolled me; But there were ants, and gnats that bite, The horse-fly was keen, the wasp showed fight. "Dear me, don't you want to be out in this fine It was such a lovely sunshine-day, "In such blessed weather we can go barefoot,"--said mother, It was such a lovely sunshine-day, "Now these are just the days to make hay in,"-- said mother, It was such a lovely sunshine-day, "Yes, if the cows aren't sleek and shiny to-day, they'll It was such a lovely sunshine-day, "Three more such sunshine-days, and everything will |