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NIGHT by MARY FRANCES MARSHALL BUTTS

First Line: THE SNOW IS WHITE, THE WIND IS COLD
Last Line: AND BRING ME THE NEWS FROM SLUMBERTOWN.
Subject(s): NIGHT; BEDTIME;

The snow is white, the wind is cold--
The king has sent for my three-year-old.
Bring the pony and shoe him fast
With silver shoes that were made to last.
Bring the saddle trimmed with gold;
Put foot in stirrup, my three-year-old;
Jump in the saddle, away, away!
And hurry back by the break of day;
By break of day, through dale and down,
And bring me the news from Slumbertown.



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