====== #370 - Dear Evalina, Sweet Evalina ======
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  *Composer:
    *T., 1863
    *"As Sung By All The Minstrel Bands"
  *Also known as:
    *Sweet Evelina
    *Sweet Evalina
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  *++Lyrics:|\\
Way down in the meadow where the lily first blows,\\
Where the wind from the mountain ne'er ruffles the rose;\\
Lives fond Evelina, the sweet little dove,\\
The pride of the valley, the girl that I love.\\
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Sweet Evelina, dear Evelina,\\
My love for thee shall never, never die.\\
Dear Evelina, sweet Evelina,\\
My love for thee shall never, never die.\\
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She's fair as a rose, like a lamb she is meek,\\
And she never was known to put paint on her cheek;\\
In the most graceful curls hangs her raven-black hair,\\
And she never requires perfumery there.\\
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Evelina and I, one fine evening in June,\\
Took a walk all alone by the light of the moon;\\
The plants all shone for the heavens were clear,\\
And I felt round the heart, oh! most mightily queer.\\
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Three years have gone by and I've not got a dollar,\\
Evelina still lives in the green valley holler,\\
Altho' I am fated to marry her never,\\
I'll love her I'm shure for ever and ever.\\
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