Good-By, Old Year

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Title:     Good-By, Old Year
Author: James Whitcomb Riley [More Titles by Riley]

Good-by, Old Year!
Good-by!
We have been happy--you and I;
We have been glad in many ways;
And now, that you have come to die,
Remembering our happy days,
'Tis hard to say, "Good-by--
Good-by, Old Year!
Good-by!"

Good-by, Old Year!
Good-by!
We have seen sorrow--you and I--
Such hopeless sorrow, grief and care,
That now, that you have come to die,
Remembering our old despair,
'Tis sweet to say, "Good-by--
Good-by, Old Year!
Good-by!"

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James Whitcomb Riley's poem: Good-By, Old Year

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