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Washerwoman

by Carl Sandburg, 1918

The washerwoman is a member of the Salvation Army.
 And over the tub of suds rubbing underwear clean
 She sings that Jesus will wash her sins away
 And the red wrongs she has done God and man
 Shall be white as driven snow.
 Rubbing underwear she sings of the Last Great Washday.

Published in Cornhuskers
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