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DOUGLAS by EDNA DEAN PROCTOR

First Line: THERE'S AN OLD, OLD SONG WITH A SWEET REFRAIN
Last Line: DOUGLAS, DOUGLAS, TENDER AND TRUE.'
Subject(s): ANIMALS; COLLIES; DOGS; SINGING & SINGERS;
THERE'S an old, old song with a sweet refrain —
'Douglas, Douglas, tender and true'!
It was sung of a man by Scotia's main —
A man of a noble, knightly strain —
But Douglas, my collie, 'twas meant for you.

With your regal air and ruff of snow,
Your soft dark eyes for caress that sue,
Your welcoming bark, now loud, now low,
And your glad response to love, I know
The old, sweet song was meant for you —
'Douglas, Douglas, tender and true.'



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