Show I. I I n no n ii CD 0 CW O I I IBy B By Martha San Spangled Spangler lct r IT l' l was as New Years Year's Eve Evo I T sat in ill the thO festive tall han amid the lime merry mern- throng t awaiting the thc coming of or the New v Year Icar As s I the Old Year leal going out a feeling of sadness came over o m inc Leaving Leaving in my I t went out into tho tale night I J witched the Old Year Yem climbing up the tho hill I ran lan after alter him and ond Inking his hand said May I 1 w walk valk lk nth ith you 0 Thou t It sail sad t I cI have bac only a n little way to go ht ho replied eel I will soon r reach ach the crest creat cre t tor of or the hill M f My journey is almost ended You Yon cannot po pass s over o tho the Ill hill with me for fOl 1 Ii 1 v i down into inlo the the- n ayes ages s o of history Mars the Go God l 0 of Yurt War will accompany me mc t never r more to return You Yon arc aro young anti fair fall std and have havo much to toivo live ivo o for I r am nm sad because I T have ha brought much sorrow to tho rho world My of tt regret is ig that lint I t cannot stay to welcome Pence Peace thou lion not come hoc back huck and ancI rejoice with us 7 I Time Tunc never cr returns lie he replied let lct mo me depart while while- hilo there is is jO joy and I IH all happiness H It Jt t is growing lo long ng dark clark I can cm no longer see se you rou I exclaimed lC Old Old Year do O not leave leave- me mc alone in the night We Ve have havo reached 1 the thc end of the wa way we must say Good hyl Look See Seo tho light 1 1 Yonder order comes the tho New Year lie Ie i is smiling ho is helping help help- helping ing some somo one up the tho hill Go quickly anti and meet him i The light ht comin coming over the tho hill now illuminated d my path As s I ran to meet the tho New Y Year he lie held out his anus arms to greet reet inc me Walking beside him was a beautiful maiden dressed in a l flowing robe On her he head d was a n crown i of golden Sohlen grain On one arm arm she sho earned carried a n basket baskeL of fruit while whilo wit the llio other she waved raved nn an olive oli branch Across her breast was written written written writ writ- ten Prosperity rity She smiled and passed on down dOWl into the valley Our people aro are waiting uniting for you Oll New Y Year car Come let us go go down into the time valley with Prosperity As wo we journeyed wo we could hear the tho sound of laughter coming from tho the festive hall The people rose as wo we entered Now New Year led the way nay Prosperity following As Ag we approached they held their glasses high It A A toast a i a toast they cried New Year led me mc to the tho scat eat I had vacated Prosperity bowing boning low lots laid at my mr feet her basket of fruit and taking her crown placed it it b upon my forehead In my hand she placed the time olive t branch brunch saying sayin e eTo n as slip site raised her glass lass To the tho great interpreter and true friend of or Democracy I drink to thy health and prosperity prosperity UY MY AMERICA 1 |