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w:She looked so sweet and charm_ ing in ev-'ry high de-gree;_

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w:She looked so neat and nim-ble, O, a-wash-ing of her lin-en, O!, G G G G G G |G2 F D3 |G G G G G G | G2 A B2 w:Dash-ing a-way with the smooth-ing iron, Dash-ing a-way with the smooth-ing iron

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w:She stole my heart_ a-way. * % W: W:1 W:'Twas on a Monday morning W:That I beheld my darling, W:She looked so neat and charming W:In every high degree. W:She looked so neat and nimble-o, W:A-washing of her linen-o. W: W:ch W:Dashing away with the smoothing iron, W:Dashing away with the smoothing iron, W:Dashing away with the smoothing iron, W:She stole my heart away. W: W:2 W:'Twas on a Tuesday morning W:That I beheld my darling, W:She looked so neat and charming W:In every high degree. W:She looked so neat and nimble-o, W:A-hanging out her linen-o. W: W:3 W:'Twas on a Wednesday morning W:That I beheld my darling, W:She looked so neat and charming W:In every high degree. W:She looked so neat and nimble-o, W:A-starching of her linen-o. W: W:4 W:'Twas on a Thursday morning W:That I beheld my darling, W:She looked so neat and charming W:In every high degree. W:She looked so neat and nimble-o, W:A-ironing of her linen-o. W: W:5 W:'Twas on a Friday morning W:That I beheld my darling W:She looked so neat and charming W:In every high degree. W:She looked so neat and nimble-o, W:A-folding of her linen-o. W: W:6 W:'Twas on a Saturday morning W:That I beheld my darling, W:She looked so neat and charming W:In every high degree. W:She looked so neat and nimble-o, W:A-airing of her linen-o. W: W:7 W:'Twas on a Sunday morning W:That I beheld me darling, W:She looked so neat and charming W:In every high degree. W:She looked so neat and nimble-o, W:A-wearing of her linen-o. % % % % % % % % % % %]

	

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