Tho'CruelFateShouldBidUsPart

tho'cruelfateshouldbiduspart

tune—“thenorthernlass.”

tho'cruelfateshouldbiduspart,

farasthepoleandline,

herdearidearoundmyheart,

shouldtenderlyentwine.

tho'mountains,rise,anddesertshowl,

andoceansroarbetween;

yet,dearerthanmydeathlesssoul,

istillwouldlovemyjean.

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