At The First Fall Of Snow

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I talked with a stranger, so sad and forlorn, 
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His garments were sack cloth, all tattered and torn. 
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He told me a story, of sorrow and woe, 
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His heart went to Heaven, at the first fall of snow. 
 
 
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He spoke of his angel, a dear baby girl, 
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He loved every footstep, he loved every curl. 
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But she went to Heaven, just one year ago, 
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The angels came for her, at the first fall of snow. 
 
 
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He still had the dolly, that she used to love, 
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He held and caressed it, and gazed up above. 
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He whispered, \"My baby, you're waiting I know,  
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I'll bring you your dolly, at the first fall of snow.\" 
 
 
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And there as I listened, my eyes filled with tears,  
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I knew she was part of, his happier years. 
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His frail body trembled, he spoke soft and low, 
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\"I'll be with my baby, at the first fall of snow.\" 
 
 
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I patted his shoulder, my feelings to hide, 
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He couldn't know, I was crying inside, 
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He smiled as we parted, cause he didn't know, 
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That we lost our baby, at the first fall of snow.