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I place New England high above the rest,
I hold this spot the fairest and the best.

GETTIN' HUM

There air some mighty purty scenes
Ter see upon the farm,
An' there ain't nothin' in the town
Ter my notion ter charm
Yer like those homely kentry scenes,
With all their quiet ways,
Instead o' everything agog,
An' everything ablaze.

I went down ter the city once
Ter see what I could see,
An' got alfired lonesome like
An' blue as I could be;
The folks all look so worried like
An' never stop ter talk,
An' don't say nuthin' 'bout the craps,
An' gallup when they walk.

I didn't see a bit o' grass,
Or any kind o' land,
Or anything but bricks and stun
An' houses built so grand
You'd hardly dast ter look at em,
An' made so tarnal high

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