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lady love , go back to sleep , |
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dry the tears from your eyes , |
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but i cannot stay with thee , |
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until the morning , |
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for the dawn is breaking , |
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and my ship is waiting for me , |
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and i must go , |
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but i'll be back , yes , |
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before this year is over ; |
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and we sailed across the sea , |
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till we found america , |
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'round the cape of storms , |
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we set our sails for home , |
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and when the sea was roaring , |
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and the lord i called , |
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to help my drowning men , |
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i saw the light , yes , the candle in your window ... |
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and i have brought you silver , |
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and i have brought you gold , |
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and spices from the indies in the hold ; |
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i've seen ships on horizon , |
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that i'd swear were going down , |
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and now i know for certain , |
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the world is round , |
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i have seen , my eyes have seen . |
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oh , one day says galileo , |
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a man will reach the sky , |
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and see the world completely , |
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from outside , |
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and gazing down from yonder , |
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on a world of blue and green , |
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he'll say with eyes of wonder , |
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i have seen , my eyes have seen , |
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my eyes have seen . |