Unloved and Lost.
Oh, where is the girl with the red, red hair 1 scorned in the long ago ? I did not then consider her fairShe was not in the style, you know ; But now, oh, now, \£ I had the chance I'd kneel with the humblest mien, And pray for the boon of a smile or glance, For the red-haired girl is queen. Then here's a toast to the brick-topped maid
1 failed to appreciate. And coldly, cruelly sought to evade Until it was all too late! Oh, if she would now come back to me, Arrayed in a tony green, How happy, devoted, and proud 1 cl be, Since the red-haired girl is queen 1
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Otago Witness, Issue 2320, 18 August 1898, Page 53
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116Unloved and Lost. Otago Witness, Issue 2320, 18 August 1898, Page 53
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