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SHAMROCK LEAVES by ALFRED PERCEVAL GRAVES

First Line: OH! IF FOR EVERY TEAR

Oh, if for every tear
That from our exiled eyes
Has fallen, Erin dear,
A shamrock could arise.
We'd weave a garland green
To pierce the ocean through
All, all the way between
Our aching hearts and you.




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