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The Band of Gideon and Other Lyrics/The Deserter

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4739553The Band of Gideon and Other Lyrics — The Deserter1918Joseph Seamon Cotter (1895-1919)
The Deserter
I know not why or whence he cameOr how he chanced to go;I only know he brought me loveAnd going, left me woe.
I do not ask that he turn back,Nor seek where he may rove;For where woe rules can never beThe dwelling place of love.
For love went out the door of hope,And on and on has fled;Caring no more to dwell withinThe house where faith is dead.