PLEASURE
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PLEASURE
'Twas a calm, still night and the big full moon
Looked down with smile serene;
And his watchful eye observed all things,
And he called it a curious scene.
All agreed 'twas a fine night for the dance,—
We all were so light-hearted;
Light-headed? No! but we wished to go
And dance, so off we started.
Looked down with smile serene;
And his watchful eye observed all things,
And he called it a curious scene.
All agreed 'twas a fine night for the dance,—
We all were so light-hearted;
Light-headed? No! but we wished to go
And dance, so off we started.
The night was fair and the watchful moon
Shone almost bright as day;
So Jack, he harnessed the old white mare
And hitched her to the sleigh.
The old horse clipped a lively time
Over the snow so cold,
Like a frisky colt,—though the old horse
Was twenty-five years old.
Shone almost bright as day;
So Jack, he harnessed the old white mare
And hitched her to the sleigh.
The old horse clipped a lively time
Over the snow so cold,
Like a frisky colt,—though the old horse
Was twenty-five years old.
Oh, the pure delight of that moon-lit drive
As we dashed the plains across,—
And chung, chung, chung, went the merry bells,
The while the old white horse
As we dashed the plains across,—
And chung, chung, chung, went the merry bells,
The while the old white horse
