A

CHOICE SELECTION

OF

NATIONAL SONGS.

THE BRAVE OLD OAK.

A SONG to the Oak, the brave old Oak,

Who hath ruled in the green wood long, Here's health and renown to his broad green crown, And his fifty arms so strong.

There's fear in his frown, when the sun goes down,

And the fire in the west fades out,

And he sheweth his might on a wild midnight,
When the storm through his branches shout.

Then here's to the Oak, the brave old O
Who stands in his pride alone,

And still flourish he a hale green tree
When a hundred years are gone.
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