MY CLOSEST KIN

1. I used to have some relatives as orn'ry as could be
Who hung around my little old house to keep me company.
Old doubt and hate and spite, the great, were all my closest kin,
But they all went marching out of my house when love came in.

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Old doubt marched out my kitchen door, and hate ran out of my den.
Old spite sneaked out of my living room and won't be back again.
They all got mad and I'm so glad I lost my closest kin,
For they all went marching out of my house when love came in.

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2. Old hate and malice stayed up late and bothered me all night.
Old doubt was always up and about before it was daylight.
They snooped in every nook and crook just like a pack of kin,
But they all went marching out of my house when love came in.

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3. When love came calling at my house you should have seen them frown.
And when I tried to open the door, they nearly slapped me down.
They always seem to feel at home because they were my kin,
But they all went marching out of my house when love came in.

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