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Walt Whitman - I Hear America Singing
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I HEAR America singing, the varied carols I hear;
Those of mechanics—each one singing his, as it should be, blithe and
         strong;
The carpenter singing his, as he measures his plank or beam,
The mason singing his, as he makes ready for work, or leaves off
         work;
The boatman singing what belongs to him in his boat—the deckhand
         singing on the steamboat deck;
The shoemaker singing as he sits on his bench—the hatter singing as
         he stands;
The wood-cutter`s song—the ploughboy`s, on his way in the morning,
         or at the noon intermission, or at sundown;
The delicious singing of the mother—or of the young wife at work—or
         of the girl sewing or washing—Each singing what belongs to
         her, and to none else;
The day what belongs to the day—At night, the party of young
         fellows, robust, friendly,
Singing, with open mouths, their strong melodious songs.
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