[00:06](The Intimate Ella)
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[00:11.51]When he was a young man
[00:13.29]A-courtin' the girls
[00:15.39]He played in the waiting game
[00:19.70]If a maid refused him with tossing curls
[00:23.70]He let the old earth take a couple of twirls,
[00:29.95]For as time wait a long, she came his way
[00:36.44]As time wait a long, she came
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[00:44.72]But it's a long, long time from May to December
[00:59.02]And the days grow short when you reach September.
[01:14.08]The autumn weather turns the leaves to flame
[01:27.70]And I haven't got time for the waiting game
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[01:42.87]Oh, the days dwindle down to a precious few
[01:57.27]September, November
[02:08.75]And these few precious days I'll spend with you
[02:24.31]These precious days I'll spend with you
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[02:40.50]Oh, the days dwindle down to a precious few
[02:50.31]September, November
[03:00.56]And these few precious days I'll spend with you
[03:15.75]These precious days I'll spend with you
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