THE GIRLS THAT DRESS IN WHITE

Here at St. Mary's Hospital
   Where I quietly convalesce.
I hear quick padded foot steps
   And the swish of a nurse's dress. 
The girls that keep their tireless watch
   Throughout the lonely night.
And watch for the gleam of a beacon
   Are the girls that dress in white.
They know when a patient is resting
   They hear every moan and sigh. 
They carry out doctor's orders
   As the hours drag slowly by.
They go to the patient's bedside
   They are courteous, kind and polite. 
Patrolling the. dim lit hallways
   Are the girls that dress in white.
My stay at the hospital is over
   I'm home but I must confess. 
There are times I listen for footsteps
   And the swish of a nurse's 'dress. 
I know down there at St. Mary's
   On duty this Very night. 
Who waits for the gleam of a beacon
   Is a girl that's dressed in white.

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