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"ONE FOR SORROW, TWO FOR JOY" by ANONYMOUS

Last Line: NINE FOR A LOVER AS TRUE AS CAN BE

ONE for sorrow, two for joy,
Three for a girl, four for a boy,
Five for silver, six for gold,
Seven for a secret ne'er to be told.
Eight for a letter from over the sea,
Nine for a lover as true as can be.



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