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Her mother sat and idly watched the
She said.
Tell me why my
I know that I am much too big to Why
The mother's face was troubled with thoughts of other days,
How could she tell her darling child of love she'd cast away;
A hunger stole into her eyes with hopeless thoughts, but sweet,
It almost broke her heart to hear the little girl repeat.
'Twas only one week later a letter came to her,
The letter's edged was trimmed in black, her cold hands shook with fear;
Your husband's eyes are closed in death, his earthly cares are done,
Her little daughter's daddy can never more come home.
Her mother sat and idly watched the
She said.
Tell me why my
I know that I am much too big to Why
The mother's face was troubled with thoughts of other days,
How could she tell her darling child of love she'd cast away;
A hunger stole into her eyes with hopeless thoughts, but sweet,
It almost broke her heart to hear the little girl repeat.
'Twas only one week later a letter came to her,
The letter's edged was trimmed in black, her cold hands shook with fear;
Your husband's eyes are closed in death, his earthly cares are done,
Her little daughter's daddy can never more come home.
