Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE LILY OF OUR VALLEY, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES


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First Line: Once on a time, in pontypool
Last Line: Sally, the lily of our valley!'
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
Subject(s): Singing & Singers; Songs


Once on a time, in Pontypool,
There lived a maid, all beautiful;
And every time she went abroad,
The people cried, with one accord —
'Here comes our Sweetest, lovely Sally!
Sally, the Lily of our Valley!'

As sweet as any nut put by,
Selected by a Squirrel's eye;
As pure as any drop of dew
A bird drinks, after looking through —
No wonder every voice cried 'Sally!
Sally, the Lily of our Valley!'





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