The Return from Town

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As I sat down by Saddle Stream 
To bathe my dusty feet there, 
A boy was standing on the bridge 
Any girl would meet there. 

As I went over Woody Knob 
And dipped into the hollow,
A youth was coming up the hill 
Any maid would follow. 

Then in I turned at my own gate,— 
And nothing to be sad for— 
To such a man as any wife 
Would pass a pretty lad for.

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