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Lightly, O lightly we bear her along, 

  She sways like a flower in the wind of our song; 

  She skims like a bird on the foam of a stream, 

  She floats like a laugh from the lips of a dream. 

  Gaily, O gaily we glide and we sing, 

  We bear her along like a pearl on a string. 

  Softly, O softly we bear her along, 

  She hangs like a star in the dew of our song; 

  She springs like a beam on the brow of the tide, 

  She falls like a tear from the eyes of a bride. 

    Lightly, O Lightly we glide and we sing,

  We bear her along like a pearl on a string.