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1849–1916

GOOD-BY, OLD YEAR

James Whitcomb Riley

Good-by, Old Year! Good-by! We have been happy — you and I; We have been glad in many ways;

And now, that you have come to die, Remembering our happy days, ‘ Tis hard to say, “Good-by — Good-by, Old Year!

Good-by!” Good-by, Old Year! Good-by! We have seen sorrow — you and I —

Such hopeless sorrow, grief and care, That now, that you have come to die, Remembering our old despair, ‘ Tis sweet to say, “Good-by —

Good-by, Old Year! Good-by!”

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