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Author: Louis Esson (1879-1943)

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A spring morning (The sky is blue and sunny) - F. Hart
At peep o' dawn, when the world is still
F. Hart: Wild bees

Baby, O baby, fain you are for bed
F. Hart: Cradle song

Cradle song (Baby, O baby, fain you are for bed ) - F. Hart
I hear the cry of the magpies joyously gushing
F. Hart: Magpies

I've eaten bitter bread
F. Hart: Whalin' up the Lachlan

Magpies (I hear the cry of the magpies joyously gushing) - F. Hart
The cradle song (Baby, O baby, fain you are for bed )
F. Hart: Cradle song

The old black billy an' me (The sheep are yarded, an' I sit) - F. Hart
The sheep are yarded, an' I sit
F. Hart: The old black billy an' me

The sky is blue and sunny
F. Hart: A spring morning

Whalin' up the Lachlan (I've eaten bitter bread) - F. Hart
Whalin' up the Lachlan: A landowner's song (I've eaten bitter bread)
F. Hart: Whalin' up the Lachlan

Wild bees (At peep o' dawn, when the world is still) - F. Hart