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On the grave near massa’s dwelling,
You remember, darkies, well,
Stands a stone, so silent, telling
Where sleeps gentle Lillie Bell;
Where, in spring, the tall bananas
To the winds their branches wave,
Guarding well from every danger
Gentle Lillie’s lonely grave.