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There was a man of double deed |
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Who sowed his garden full of seed |
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When the seed began to grow |
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'Twas like a garden full of snow |
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When the snow began to melt |
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'Twas like a ship without a bell |
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When the ship began to sail |
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'Twas like a bird without a tail |
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When the bird began to fly |
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'Twas like an eagle on the sky |
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When the sky began to roar |
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'Twas like a lion at my door |
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When the door began to crack |
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'Twas like a stick across my back |
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When my back began to smart |
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'Twas like a penknife in my heart |
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When my heart began to bleed |
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'Twas death, and death, and death indeed |
