Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, BOATING-SONG, by ALBERT M. FREEMAN


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BOATING-SONG, by                    
First Line: Oh, life is fair when the eyes are bright
Last Line: Then merrily heave, ye ho!
Subject(s): Boats; Death; Life; Dead, The


OH, life is fair when the eyes are bright,
And the heart is strong, I trow;
But day is followed by depths of night,
Then merrily heave, ye ho!

Oh, sweet is death when the hair turns gray,
And the pulse grows weak and slow;
For night is followed by golden day,
Then merrily heave, ye ho!





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