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Young James he has gone to the sea, |
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And he promised he'd come back for me, |
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The people say, he ran away with another, |
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But true to his word he will be. |
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Oh and any day now when that ship it comes in, |
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We will walk hand in hand from the shore, |
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The people will see when that ship it comes in, |
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For then he will leave me no more. |
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If false unto me then I'll rue, |
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If my parents cruel tale it was true, |
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And the one I love best, above all the rest has another, |
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Well then I know not what I'd do. |
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Oh and any day now when that ship it comes in, |
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We will walk hand in hand from the shore, |
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The people will see when that ship it comes in, |
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For then he will leave me no more. |
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My wedding gown hangs on my bed, |
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Alongside the veil for my head, |
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But if I learn he'll not return I'll be broken, |
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And over my poor heart they'll tread. |
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Oh and any day now when that ship it comes in, |
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We will walk hand in hand from the shore, |
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The people will see when that ship it comes in, |
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For then he will leave me no more |
