I wish I was dead,
And lay deep in the grave.
I've a pain in my head,
I wish I was dead.
In a coffin of lead-
With the Wise and the Brave-
I wish I was dead,
And lay deep in the grave. (Maurice Baring)

I wish I was dead, And lay deep in the grave. I've a pain in my head, I wish I was dead. In a coffin of lead- With the Wise and the Brave- I wish I was dead, And lay deep in the grave.

Maurice Baring

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