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> [I cannot sing the old songs Though well I know the tune, Familiar as a cradle-song With sleep-compelling croon; Yet though I'm filled with music, As choirs of summer birds, I cannot sing the old songs-- I do not know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-jones-burdette/i-cannot-sing-the-old-songs-though-well-i-know-the-tune-familiar-as-a/)

Robert Jones Burdette

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## More by Robert Jones Burdette

> [I cannot sing the old songs Though well I know the tune, Familiar as a cradle-song With sleep-compelling croon; Yet though I'm filled with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-jones-burdette/i-cannot-sing-the-old-songs-though-well-i-know-the-tune-familiar-as-a/)

Robert Jones Burdette

> [There are two days in the week about which and upon which I never worry... Yesterday and Tomorrow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-jones-burdette/there-are-two-days-in-the-week-about-which-and-upon-which-i-never-2/)

Robert Jones Burdette

> [It isn't the experience of today that drives men mad. It is the remorse for something that happened yesterday, and the dread of what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-jones-burdette/it-isn-t-the-experience-of-today-that-drives-men-mad-it-is-the/)

Robert Jones Burdette

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