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I. Grandfather's Love
They said he sent his love to me, / They wouldn't put it in my hand, / And when I asked them where it was / They said I couldn't understand.
I thought they must have hidden it, / I hunted for it all the day, / And when I told them so at night / They smiled and turned their heads away.
They say that love is something kind, / That I can never see or touch. / I wish he'd sent me something else, / I like his cough-drops twice as much.
II. The Kind Moon
I think the moon is very kind / To take such trouble just for me. / He came along with me from home / To keep me company.
He went as fast as I could run; / I wonder how he crossed the sky? / I'm sure he hasn't legs and feet / Or any wings to fly.
Yet here he is above their roof; / Perhaps he thinks it isn't right / For me to go so far alone, / Tho' mother said I might.