Old Lamp Lighter

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He made the night a little brighter

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wherever he would go,

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The old lamplighter of long, long ago.

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His snowy hair was so much whiter

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beneath the lantern’s glow,

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The old lamplighter of long, long ago.

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If there were sweethearts in the park,

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He’d pass the light and leave it dark.

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His smile would hide a broken heart, you see.

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For he recalls when days were new

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He loved someone who loved him, too,

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Who walks along with him in memory.

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He made the night a little brighter,

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wherever he would go.

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The old lamplighter of long, long ago.