We we're very tired we were very merry we have gone back and forth all night on the ferry it was fair and bright and smelled like a staple but we looked into the fire and we leaned across the table we lay on the hilltop underneath the moon and whistles keep blowing dawn coming soon 2 we were very tired we were very merry we had all gone back and forth all night on the ferry you ate an apple you ate a pair you ate a dozen of each we had bought somewhere and this sky went warm the wind came cold and the sun rose dripping a bucket of gold 3 we were very tired we were very merry we had gone back and forth all night on the ferry we hailed, "good marrow mother!" to a Shawl-covered head and brought a morning paper which neither of us read and she wept, "God bless you!" For the apples and pears and we gave her all our money but our subways fares
In one to two sentences explain how the repeated lines contribute to the overall meaning of the poem.