6 6 6 8 8 8 8 -8 -8 7 7 7 There's a bower of roses by Bendemeer's stream, -7 -6 -6 6 6 6 -6 -7 -8 7 -8 7 and the nightingale sings 'round it all the day long. 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 -8 -8 7 7 7 In the time of my childhood t'was like a sweet dream, -7-6 -6 6 6 6 -6 -7 -8 7 -8 7 To sit by the roses and hear the birds' song. 6 6 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 8 -8 8 That bow'r and its music I ne'er can forget, 6 6 7 8 9 8 8 8 -8 7 -8 But oft when alone in the bloom of the year, 6 6 8 8 8 8 -8 -8 7 7 7 I think "Is the nightingale singing there yet? -7 -6 -6 6 6 6 -6 -7 -8 7 -8 7 Are the roses still bright by the calm Bendemeer?"
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James W. Ouzts, Ph.D., Chairman/Professor Audiology and Speech Pathology Delta State University Cleveland, MS