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I

The fair maid who,
⁠the first of May,
Goes to the fields
⁠at break of day,
And washes in dew
from the hawthorn
⁠tree,
Will ever after
⁠handsome be.

II

⁠Here am I,
⁠little jumping Joan,
When nobody’s
⁠with me,
I'm always alone.

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©A.R.

“THE FAIR MAID WHO THE FIRST OF MAY”

PAINTED FOR ST. NICHOLAS BY ARTHUR RACKHAM

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