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THE STEP AT THE GATE. Ballad, with Chorus 
Composed by M. F. H. SMITH, 
Andante. 
ing A-thwart the gar - den wall, 
die, *7 Dreaming with all her might, 
dom, This cottage with vines o’ergrown; 
1. The shades of eve are fall 
2. *1 Ba - by sleeps in her era 
o. This is onr lit - tie king 
sum - iner winds come whis-p’ring by, And show’rs of rose-leaves 
o - ver both her blossom blue eyes Are drawn their cur - tains 
pa’s the king, mam-ma’s the queen, And baby’s the heir to the 
For the sound of a well-known whistle, And a 
She’ll wake in the glow of gladness, When she 
Ah, there he comes ! wake up, ba - by, For I 
dream, and lis-ten and wait 
sel - dom sleeps so late : 
growing so ver - y late! 
fall, As I 
white; But he; 
throne; Why' 
won 
Soprano. 
Alto. I 
dream, and lis - ten, and 
hear a step, a 
wel - come step at 
hears the step at 
hear the step at 
Tenor. 
sempre staccato 
a wel - come step at the gate 
we hear a step, a step 
the sound of a well-known whis 
hear a step, we hear 
By permission of W. W. Whitney, owner of copyright. 
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