Under a spreading chestnut tree
The village smithy stands;
The Smith, a mighty man is he,
With large and sinewy hands;
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Line 3 Verse 4..........Forge or Furge. A 'Geordie' from Newcastle - on - Tyne, England, would probably pronounce the word as Furge.
Sorry, I had meant to say that the last word in line 3 of verse 4 should read 'forge'.
A correcton is needed here; the last word in verse four should read 'forge'.
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