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Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow/Roses and Pearls

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4638044Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow — Roses and Pearls1905Paul Laurence Dunbar

ROSES AND PEARLS

YOUR spoken words are roses fine andsweet,The songs you sing are perfect pearls ofsound.How lavish nature is about your feet,To scatter flowers and jewels both around.
Blushing the stream of petal beauty flows,Softly the white strings trickle down andshine.Oh! speak to me, my love, I crave a rose.Sing me a song, for I would pearls were mine.