THE GENTLE ONE
I say the country has need of thee,
The fairest maid in this fair country.
We are all proud to love such as you,
So good and pure, so gentle and true.
Wherever I rest my weary head,
I think of you in prayers that are said.
I pray the Father to spare you long,
With me forever a happy song
That smooths the rough road and brightens the dark,
For thoughts of you will lighten my bark.
The fairest maid in this fair country.
We are all proud to love such as you,
So good and pure, so gentle and true.
Wherever I rest my weary head,
I think of you in prayers that are said.
I pray the Father to spare you long,
With me forever a happy song
That smooths the rough road and brightens the dark,
For thoughts of you will lighten my bark.
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