Once on a Time

Once on a time, once on a time,
—Before the Dawn began,
There was a nymph of Dian's train
—Who was beloved of Pan;
Once on a time a peasant lad
—Who loved a lass at home;
Once on a time a Saxon king
—Who loved a queen of Rome.

The world has but one song to sing,
—And it is ever new,
The first and last of all the songs
—For it is ever true—
A little song, a tender song,
—The only song it hath;
“There was a youth of Ascalon
—Who loved a girl of Gath.”

A thousand thousand years have gone,
—And æons still shall pass,
Yet shall the world forever sing
—Of him who loved a lass—
An olden song, a golden song,
—And sing it unafraid:
“There was a youth, once on a time,
—Who dearly loved a maid.”
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