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CRADLE SONG by ANONYMOUS

First Line: LOW IN THE TROUBLED WEST
Last Line: SAFE IN MY KEEPING

Low in the troubled west,
Storm clouds are trailing,
And from the woodland nest,
Night birds are wailing.

Oh, baby, soft and warm,
On my breast lying,
What do I care for storm,
Or daylight dying?

What for the night so drear,
Waking or sleeping,
When thou art folded here
Safe in my keeping.



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