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Washing The Clothes.

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This is the way we wash the clo'es         Free from dirt and smoke and clay!     Through and through the water flows,         Carries Ugly right away!     This is the way we bleach the clo'es:         Lay them out upon the green;     Through and through the sunshine goes,         Makes them white as well as clean!     This is the way we dry the clo'es:         Hang them on the bushes about;     Through and through the soft wind blows,         Draws and drives the wetness out!     Water, sun, and windy air         Make the clothes clean, white, and sweet     Lay them now in lavender         For the Sunday, folded neat!

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