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The English Emigrant. PRICE ONE PENNY.
Copies of this very popular song can always be had
in the Poet's Box. TUNE- Original. God speed the keel of the trusty ship
That bears ye from our shore ;
-There is little chance that ye'll ever glance
On our chalky sea beach more.
You are right to seek a far off earth,
You are right to boldly strive
Where Labour does not pine in dearth,
And the honest poor may thrive.
God speed ye all ! ye hopeful band,
O'er your boundless path of blue;
But you'll never forget your own old land
Tho' wealth may gladden the new. You'll often think of the black-thorn leaves,
And the dog-rose peeping through;
And you'll never forget the harvest sheaves
Tho' the wheat was not for you.
You'll often think of the busy ploughs,
And the merry beating flail;
You'll sometimes dream of the dappled cows,
And the chink of the milking pail.
God speed ye all! ye hopeful band,
With hearts still high and true;
But you'll never forget your own old land
Tho' wealth may gladden the new. You'll call to mind good neighbour Hind,
And the widow down the lane ;
And you'll wonder if the old man's dead,
Or the widow wed again.
You'll often think of the village spire,
And the churchyard green and fair ;
And perchance you'll sigh, with drooping eye,
If you've left a lov'd one there.
God speed ye all! ye hopeful band,
With hearts still high and true;
But you'll never forget your own old land
Tho' wealth may gladden the new. Perhaps ye leave a white-haired sire,
A sister, or a brother ;
Perhaps your heart has dared to part
For ever from a mother.
If so, then many a time and oft,
Your better thoughts will roam;
And Mem'ry's pinions, strong and soft,
Will fly to your English home ;
God speed ye all! ye hopeful- band,
O'er your boundless path of blue ;
But you'll never forget your own old land,
Though wealth may gladden the new. Songs sent to any part of the country on receipt of
postag stamps for the number required, along with ana
extre stamp to ensure a free return per post. Immediate
despatch may be relied upon. CATALOGUE OF NEWEST SONGS. Organ grinder
Ill-used organ man
Railway porter
Nil desperandum
On board the Kangaroo
The sugar shop
Sal and Methusalam
Six magnificent bricks
The widower that leeves on
our stair
Oor wee Kate
Pat and the whale Saturday morning, June 24, 1871.
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