Anonymous Americas Poems

A Texas cowboy lay down on a barroom floor,
Having drunk so much he could drink no more;
So he fell asleep with a troubled brain
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There was twa sisters in a bowr,
Edinburgh, Edinburgh
There was twa sisters in a bowr,
Stirling for ay
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Oh Shenandoah,
I long to hear you,
Away you rolling river,
Oh Shenandoah,
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Was the parting very bitter?
Was the hand clasped very tight?
Is a storm of tear-drops falling
From a face all sad and white?
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Lyth and lystyn, gentilmen,
All that nowe be here;
Of Litell Johnn, that was the knighes man,
Goode myrth ye shall here.
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In beauty may I walk
All day long may I walk
Through the returning seasons may I walk
Beautifully I will possess again
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An hendy hap ichabbe yhent;
Ichot, from hevene it is me sent;
From alle wymmen mi loue is lent,
And lyght on Alysoun.
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Day is done,
gone the sun,
From the hills,
from the lake,
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Aladdin poor the wizard found,
Who moved from cavern’s mouth a stone;
Then bade him go beneath the ground,
And pace through unknown realms alone,
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I know that deep within your heart of hearts
You hold me shrined apart from common things,
And that my step, my voice, can bring to you
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