====== #1053 - Ben Bolt ======
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  *Composer:
    *Nelson Kneass (1823-1868/1869), 1848
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  *++Lyrics:|\\
Oh don't you remember sweet Alice, Ben Bolt\\
Sweet Alice whose hair was so brown\\
Who wept with delight when you gave her a smile\\
And trembled with fear at your frown\\
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In the old church yard in the valley, Ben Bolt\\
In a corner obscure and alone\\
They have fitted a slab of granite so gray\\
And sweet Alice lies under the stone\\
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Under the hickory tree, Ben Bolt\\
Which stood at the end of the hill\\
Together we've lain in the noonday shade\\
And listened to Appleton's mill\\
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The mill wheel has fallen to pieces, Ben Bolt\\
The rafters have tumbled in\\
And a quiet that crawls 'round the walls as you gaze\\
Has followed the olden din\\
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And don't you remember the school, Ben Bolt\\
With the master so cruel and grim\\
And the shaded nook by the running brook\\
Where the children went to swim\\
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Grass grows on the master's grave, Ben Bolt\\
The spring of the brook is dry\\
And of all the boys who were schoolmates then\\
There are only you and I\\
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    *Thomas Dunn