A Song

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Bring Back My Boy

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A Fine Dramatic Poem

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The Girl I Left Behind

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The Simple Life

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Beside The Golden Gate

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The Men Who Lose

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A Life Lesson

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A Cowboy In Love

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Dr Jorden

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Little Boy Blue

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Just Keep A-Growlin’

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Pilgrim Song

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Somebody

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“Boys, Keep Up The Fire”

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To Pascaline

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Broken Love

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Misrepresetative Women

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His Kindly Efforts

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