Li'l' gal . Snow s a-fallin on de medders, all errounme now is I s still kep on a-roostin on defence ;Isham comes an feels my breasbone, anhe hefted me las hes gone erroun a-grinnin aint de snow dat meks me shivah ;t aint de col dat meks me shake ;T aint de wintah-time itsef datsfectin me :But I tink de time is comin, an I dbettah mek a break,Fu to set wid Mistah Possum in histree. 71 <»iV^- ^|Ul. Wen you hyeah de dakies singin, an deqiiahtahs all is gay,Taint de time hi birds lak me to beerroun ;Wen de hickry chips is flyin, an delog s been caied erway,Den hi

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Li'l' gal . Snow s a-fallin on de medders, all errounme now is I s still kep on a-roostin on defence ;Isham comes an feels my breasbone, anhe hefted me las hes gone erroun a-grinnin aint de snow dat meks me shivah ;t aint de col dat meks me shake ;T aint de wintah-time itsef datsfectin me :But I tink de time is comin, an I dbettah mek a break,Fu to set wid Mistah Possum in histree. 71 <»iV^- ^|Ul. Wen you hyeah de dakies singin, an deqiiahtahs all is gay,Taint de time hi birds lak me to beerroun ;Wen de hickry chips is flyin, an delog s been caied erway,Den hit s danorous to be roostin ni<rhde on, Isham ! Sing on, dakies ! ButI flop my wings an goFu de sheltah of de vey highest tree,Fu deys too much close ertention — andeys too much fallin snow —An its too nigh Chrismus monin nowfu me.

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