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I talked with a stranger, so sad and forlorn,
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His garments were sack cloth, all tattered and torn.
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He told me a story, of sorrow and woe,
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His heart went to Heaven, at the first fall of snow.

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D G
He spoke of his angel, a dear baby girl,
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He loved every footstep, he loved every curl.
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But she went to Heaven, just one year ago,
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The angels came for her, at the first fall of snow.

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D G
He still had the dolly, that she used to love,
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He held and caressed it, and gazed up above.
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He whispered, "My baby, you're waiting I know, 
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I'll bring you your dolly, at the first fall of snow."

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D G
And there as I listened, my eyes filled with tears, 
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I knew she was part of, his happier years.
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His frail body trembled, he spoke soft and low,
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"I'll be with my baby, at the first fall of snow."

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D G
I patted his shoulder, my feelings to hide,
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He couldn't know, I was crying inside,
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He smiled as we parted, cause he didn't know,
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That we lost our baby, at the first fall of snow.