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THE ELDER TREE by ANONYMOUS

First Line: "BOURTREE, BOURTREE, CROOKIT RUNG"
Last Line: SINCE OUR LORD WAS NAIL'D T' YE
Subject(s): CRUCIFIXION;TREES; JESUS CHRIST - CRUCIFIXION;
Bourtree, bourtree, crookit rung,
Never straight, and never strong,
Ever bush, and never tree
Since our Lord was nail'd t' ye.




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