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p. 78

THE PARROT'S SONG

BY RAFFI

(1837-1888)

WITH nuts and sweets and dainty fare,
     My lady feeds me oft.
She decks my cage with tender care,
     And hands so white and soft.

But not a moment's joy can give
     This pampering care to me,
Since as a prisoner here I live,
     In gilded misery.

 


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