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413 The Loved Ones

Tune: E. T. Pound, 1859

Words:

Meter: 11s,8s Double (11,8,11,8,11,8,11,8)

Be kind to thy father, for when thou wert young,
Who loved thee so fondly as he?
He caught the first accent that fell from thy tongue,
And joined in thy innocent glee.
Be kind to thy father, for now he is old,
His locks intermingled with gray;
His footsteps are feeble, once fearless and bold,
Thy father is passing away.

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