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Vagabonds

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I.     It's ho, it 's ho! when hawtrees blow     Among the hills that Springtime thrills;     When huckleberries, row on row,     Hang out their blossom-bells of snow     Around the rills that music fills:     When hawtrees blow     Among the hills,     It 's ho, it 's ho! oh, let us go,     My love and I, where fancy wills. II.     It 's hey, it's hey! when daisies sway     Among the meads where Summer speeds;     When ripeness bends each fruited spray,     And harvest wafts adown the day     The feathered seeds of golden weeds:     When daisies sway     Among the meads,     It 's hey, it 's hey! oh, let 's away,     My heart and I, where longing leads. III.     It 's ay, it 's ay! when red leaves fly,     And strew the ways where Autumn strays;     When 'round the beech and chestnut lie     The sturdy burs, and creeks run dry,     And frosts and haze turn golds to grays:     When red leaves fly     And strew the ways,     It 's ay, it 's ay! oh, let us hie,     My love and I, where dreaming says. IV.     Wassail! wassail! when snow and hail     Make white the lands where Winter stands;     When wild winds from the forests flail     The last dead leaves, and, in the gale,     The trees wring hands in ghostly bands:     When snow and hail     Make white the lands,     Wassail, wassail! oh, let us trail,     My heart and I, where love commands.

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