The Grey-Haired Child

The Grey-Haired Child written by William Henry Davies

From "Songs of Joy", 1911

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Thy father was a drunken man,
He threatened thee with a sharp knife;
And thou, a child not ten years old,
Lay trembling for thy life.

Lay trembling in the dark all night,
Sleep could not seal thine eye or ear;
Thy hair, which was a dark rich brown,
Is now made grey by fear.

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