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Catherine and Julius
raised five little girls.
They loved and polished up
five priceless little pearls.
Their cup had love enough.
Sparkling particles of dust.
Catherine and Julius

Raising up five pretty girls
is a tough and rutted road.
A father knows
the minds of men.
He bears a heavy load.
Catherine helped him guide
them with a stern but gentle hand.
Julius hoped later
that the girls would understand.

Walk with me
down to the river's edge.
Please steady my canoe.
Push me out.
The current will catch me.
I'll be home for supper Catherine.
You can count on me.

Catherine dreamed
of Paris, France.
She could paint and draw.
Her daydreams held her
in a trance 'till a babe would start to bawl.
She taught those girls to work and sew,
Tend the garden
and watch it grow.
Important things in life
they'd need to know.

Julius let's fly away.
Let's leave for Paris, France.
We can live on love.
I'll paint and sing and dance.
You can fish and hunt.
You can paddle your canoe.
I'd better start on supper.
The girls are coming home from school.

Julius possessed a heart
the size of Illinois.
Worked at one job
all his life.
Hired on as just a boy.
They took his benefits
the last year of his employ.
Julius endured that pain.
His family was his joy.

Walk with me
down to the river's edge.
Please steady my canoe.
Push me out.
The current will catch me.
Set me free.
Set me free.

Life was full for the family.
Always on the run.
Running by the river,
catching butterflies was fun.
Their imaginations
kept them living free.
All about the little girls
All for the family

Walk with me
down to the river's edge.
Please steady my canoe.
Push me out.
The current will catch me.
Set me free.
Set me free.