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They are waking, they are waking, / In the east, and in the west; / They are throwing wide their windows to the sun; / And they see the dawn is breaking, / And they quiver with unrest, / For they know their work is waiting to be done.
They are waking in the city, / They are waking on the farm; / They are waking in the boudoir, and the mill; / And their hearts are full of pity / As they sound the loud alarm, / For the sleepers, who in darkness, slumber, still.