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Bonny Mary O! - Illustration on Sermon | IllustrateTheWord

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Bonny Mary O!

By John ClareSource: John Clare - PoetryDB (Public Domain)228 words

The morning opens fine, bonny Mary O!

The robin sings his song by the dairy O!

Where the little Jenny wrens cock their tails among the hens,

Singing morning's happy songs with Mary O!

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