by Charles Edward Ives (1874 - 1954)

On the counter
Language: English 
Tunes we heard in "ninety two,"
soft and sweet,
always ending "I love you" -
phrases nice and neat;
The same old chords, the same old time,
the same old sentimental sound,
Shades of ___ ___ ___1 in new songs abound.

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1 Note: these words are blanked out in currently published editions. In an earlier edition published privately, the words were "Hawley, Smith and Nevin". (Information provided by Bruce De Benedictis)

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