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C. J. S. [Music]
1. 'Twas in the prime of summer time, / When hay it was a making; / And harvest tide was coming on, / And barley wanted raking; / Two woeful lovers met one day, / With sighs their sad farewell to say, / For John to place must go away, / And Betty's heart was breaking. / Lovers oft have proved untrue; / 'las! what can poor maidens do?