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She walks in beauty, like the night
Of cloudless climes and starry skies;
And all that’s best of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes;
Thus mellowed to that tender light
Which heaven to gaudy day denies.
One shade the more, one ray the less,
Had half impaired the nameless grace
Which waves in every raven tress,
Or softly lightens o’er her face;
Where thoughts serenely sweet express,
How pure, how dear their dwelling-place.
And on that cheek, and o’er that brow,
So soft, so calm, yet eloquent,
The smiles that win, the tints that glow,
But tell of days in goodness spent,
A mind at peace with all below,
A heart whose love is innocent!
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(note: these are the correct words of the poem, freely adapted from memory for the song)
Come swish around, my pretty punk,
And keep me dancing still
That I may stay a sober man
Although I drink my fill.
Sobriety is a jewel
That I do much adore;
And therefore keep me dancing
Though drunkards lie and snore.
O mind your feet, O mind your feet,
Keep dancing like a wave,
And under every dancer
A dead man in his grave.
No ups and downs, my pretty,
A mermaid, not a punk;
A drunkard is a dead man,
And all dead men are drunk.
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Three Days of Valentines
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On the third day of valentines
my love gave to me
all of the biscuits and all of the tea
she took me and she held me
and she nudged me with her knee
she loved me most patiently
On the second day of valentines
my lover gave to me
a long-sought sense of security
coddled in comfort and cuddled by charms
the old moon lay in the young moon's arms
On the third day of valentines
I couldn't get it right
for all of that day and most of the night
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The New Existentialists Auckland, New Zealand
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