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SING, Ballad-singer, raise a hearty tune; / Make me forget that there was ever a one / I walked with in the meek light of the moon / When the day's work was done.
Rhyme, Ballad-rhymer, start a country song; / Make me forget that she whom I loved well / Swore she would love me dearly, love me long, / Then-what I cannot tell!
Sing, Ballad-singer, from your little book; / Make me forget those heart-breaks, achings, fears; / Make me forget her name, her sweet sweet look- / Make me forget her tears.