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THE SONG OF RED RILEY by HARRY HIBBARD KEMP

First Line: I HAVE A GIRL IN THE EAST
Last Line: SHE BIT BLOOD FROM MY MOUTH.
Subject(s): LUST; WOMEN;
I HAVE a girl in the East,
A Girl in the West,
And between the two, God wot,
I know not which is best.

I have a girl in the North,
And one in the South—
But the sweetest lass of all,
She bit blood from my mouth.



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