The Family

Author: Mabel Jones Gabbott

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When the family gets together, class="diff_next">t1When the fam’ly gets together, after evening work is done, 2after evening work is done;2Then we learn to know each other, popping corn and having fun. 3Then we learn to know each other,3Then our father tells a story, mother leads us in a song, 4popping corn and having fun. 5Then our Daddy tells us stories, 6Mother leads us in a song, 7And it seems that nothing in this world4And it seems that nothing in this world could possibly go wrong. 8could possibly go wrong. 95
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When the fam’ly gets together, after evening work is done, 2after evening work is done;2Then we learn to know each other, popping corn and having fun. 3Then we learn to know each other,3Then our father tells a story, mother leads us in a song, 4popping corn and having fun. 5Then our Daddy tells us stories, 6Mother leads us in a song, 7And it seems that nothing in this world4And it seems that nothing in this world could possibly go wrong. 8could possibly go wrong. 95
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after evening work is done; class="diff_next">2Then we learn to know each other, popping corn and having fun. 3Then we learn to know each other,3Then our father tells a story, mother leads us in a song, 4popping corn and having fun. 5Then our Daddy tells us stories, 6Mother leads us in a song, 7And it seems that nothing in this world4And it seems that nothing in this world could possibly go wrong. 8could possibly go wrong. 95
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Then we learn to know each other, popping corn and having fun. 3Then we learn to know each other,3Then our father tells a story, mother leads us in a song, 4popping corn and having fun. 5Then our Daddy tells us stories, 6Mother leads us in a song, 7And it seems that nothing in this world4And it seems that nothing in this world could possibly go wrong. 8could possibly go wrong. 95
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Then we learn to know each other, class="diff_next">3Then our father tells a story, mother leads us in a song, 4popping corn and having fun. 5Then our Daddy tells us stories, 6Mother leads us in a song, 7And it seems that nothing in this world4And it seems that nothing in this world could possibly go wrong. 8could possibly go wrong. 95
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Then our father tells a story, mother leads us in a song, 4popping corn and having fun. 5Then our Daddy tells us stories, 6Mother leads us in a song, 7And it seems that nothing in this world4And it seems that nothing in this world could possibly go wrong. 8could possibly go wrong. 95
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popping corn and having fun. class="diff_next"> 5Then our Daddy tells us stories, 6Mother leads us in a song, 7And it seems that nothing in this world4And it seems that nothing in this world could possibly go wrong. 8could possibly go wrong. 95
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Then our Daddy tells us stories, class="diff_next"> 6Mother leads us in a song, 7And it seems that nothing in this world4And it seems that nothing in this world could possibly go wrong. 8could possibly go wrong. 95
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