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Delivered at opening of Odd Fellows' Lodge.
Dereham now hath wealthy yoemen / Whose fathers overcame the foemen;
The enemy they boldly slew / Was mighty forests they did hew, / And where they burned heaps of slain / Their sons now reap the golden grain.
All will rejoice they took a trip / Onboard the craft Odd: Fellowship;
Your candidates now, in their youth, / Will soon learn friendship, love and truth.
We hope your influence will be good, / A blessing to the neighborhood.