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TO MOTHER FAIRIE.
Alice Cary. Unknown.
(Air: What’s a’ the steer, Kimmer?)
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1. Good old moth - er Fair - ie, Sit - ting by your
2. To chase a - way the shad-ows That make her moan and
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fire, Have you an - y lit - tle folk
weep, To sing her lov - ing lul - la - bies, And
You would like to hire? I want no chub - by drudg- es To
kiss her eyes a - sleep; And when in dreams she reach- es For