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William Schwenck Gilbert - Ah Me!
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When maiden loves, she sits and sighs,
She wanders to and fro;
Unbidden tear-drops fill her eyes,
And to all questions she replies,
With a sad heigho!
`Tis but a little word - "heigho!"
So soft, `tis scarcely heard - "heigho!"
An idle breath -
Yet life and death
May hang upon a maid`s "heigho!"

When maiden loves, she mopes apart,
As owl mopes on a tree;
Although she keenly feels the smart,
She cannot tell what ails her heart,
With its sad "Ah me!"
`Tis but a foolish sigh - "Ah me!"
Born but to droop and die - "Ah me!"
Yet all the sense
Of eloquence
Lies hidden in a maid`s "Ah me!"
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