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1. A Song

   “I remember he came on a summer's day”

   

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   I remember he came on a Summers day And the year it was '21 The coat he wore was of silvery grey While his eyes were a doggy brown. And it seems to me I can see him now As he gambolled to and fro This little dog with the matted brow Sixteen long years ago. And the days flew by as we watched him grow This doggie with the playful way Soon he learned the things that a doggie should know For the merit of a master's praise. At a reprimand he would look quite sad While a fond word made him feel so glad He would jump with joy again. When the joys of Summer had come the way We would go to the pond of Park And there all day he would merrily play We never came home until dark.

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)

   Language

   English

   Informant

   James Power

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   53

   Address

   Glennaglogh, Co. Waterford