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This cruel country has driven me down |
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Teased me and lied, teased me and lied |
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I've only sad stories to tell to this town |
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My dreams have withered and died |
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Once I was bending the tops of the trees |
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Kind words in my ear, kind faces to see |
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Then I struck up with a boy from the West, |
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Played run and hide, played run and hide. |
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Count one to ten and he's gone with the rest |
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My dreams have withered and died |
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Silver moon sail up and silver moon shine |
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On the waters so wide, waters so wide |
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Steal from the bed of some good friend of mine |
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My dreams are withered and died |
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If I was a butterfly, live for a day, |
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I could be free just blowing away |
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This cruel country has driven me down |
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Teased me and lied, teased me and lied |
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I've only sad stories to tell to this town |
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My dreams have withered and died |
