Adoption proceedings of Emma Rose

Emma Rose

Emma rose
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When Emma Rose was ten years old her father passed away
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She cried to think he'd never see her on her wedding
day.
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And then her mother sickened and left her on her own
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Saying, "Emma Rose, it grieves me to leave you so
alone." (tell me)
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How long, how long, will it be, til you're returning?
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How long, how long, must I keep the candles burning?
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When Emma Rose was sixteen years, she was courted and
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By Danny Jay the neighbor boy, a fine young man they
said
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And in the flowering of their love, Emma had a son
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And Danny left one morning before the rising of the
sun..
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Tell me how long, how long, will it be, til you're
returning?
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How long, how long, must I keep the candles burning?
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The years went by and Emma Rose grew bitter in her
grief
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Of all the men who came and went, none gave her any
peace
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And even age could not erase the beauty in her face
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But Emma Rose had eyes for one who left without a trace
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Tell me how long, how long, will it be, til you're
returning?
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How long, how long, must I keep the candles burning?
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Emma lives alone now, the child is grown and gone
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Some say they see her now and then on the days she
comes to town
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If you're traveling North, there's a mailbox on the
road
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And all it says is Emma Rose in letters faint and old.
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Tell me how long, how long, will it be, til you're
returning?
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