Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE SONG OF RED RILEY, by HARRY HIBBARD KEMP


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THE SONG OF RED RILEY, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: I have a girl in the east
Last Line: She bit blood from my mouth.
Subject(s): Lust; Women


I HAVE a girl in the East,
A Girl in the West,
And between the two, God wot,
I know not which is best.

I have a girl in the North,
And one in the South—
But the sweetest lass of all,
She bit blood from my mouth.





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