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The shoemaker


The shoemaker dances in the morning 
when he makes the children shoes; 
the wind and the rain gave him a warning, 
but he didn't know which to choose. 

"Oh, please will you marry me, Rowena, 
and I'll shower you with silver and gold;"
 "No, I could never marry such a dreamer, 
because a dreamer's heart is cold."

"I'm going to the station in the morning, 
with a loaf of bread and a stone; 
I'll leave my happy home without a warning, 
and I'll travel west alone. 

I'll build me a house in California 
with a hammer and a nail; 
you can't get your freedom by destruction, 
because destruction is a jail."


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