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There! Little girl; don't cry!
They have broken your doll, I know; / And your tea-set blue, / And your play-house too, / Are things of the long ago; / But childish troubles will soon pass by.
There! Little girl; don't cry!
There! Little girl; don't cry!
They have broken your slate, I know; / And the glad, wild ways / Of your school-girl days / Are things of the long ago; / But life and love will soon come by.
There! Little girl; don't cry!
There! Little girl; don't cry!
They have broken your heart, I know; / And the rainbow gleams / Of your youthful dreams / Are things of the long ago; / But heaven holds all for which you sigh.
There! Little girl; don't cry!