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THE BOY by PERCY STICKNEY GRANT

First Line: WHY IS IT THAT MOTHER
Last Line: DEAR, SLEEPLESS HEART OF MY MOTHER!
Subject(s): MOTHERS;

Why is it that mother
Can always wake up early and call me
When I have to get up
At four o'clock or five o'clock
Or any old time,
To go fishing;
Or if I have to catch a train,
To go out of town early for a football match?
How is it that she can have a warm breakfast for me to eat?
How is it that she of all the house is wide awake?
Dear, sleepless heart of my mother!



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