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On The First Day On January, |
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eighteen Ninety-Two, |
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they Opened Ellis Island And They Let |
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the People Through. |
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and The First To Cross The Treshold |
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of That Isle Of Hope And Tears, |
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was Annie Moore From Ireland |
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who Was All Of Fifteen Years. |
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|
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isle Of Hope, Isle Of Tears, |
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isle Of Freedom, Isle Of Fears, |
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but It's Not The Isle You Left Behind. |
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that Isle Of Hunger, Isle Of Pain, |
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isle You'll Never See Again |
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but The Isle Of Home Is Always On Your Mind. |
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|
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in A Little Bag She Carried |
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all Her Past And History, |
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and Her Dreams For The Future |
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in The Land Of Liberty. |
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and Courage Is The Passport |
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when Your Old World Disappears |
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but There's No Future In The Past |
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when You're Fifteen Years |
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|
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isle Of Hope, Isle Of Tears, |
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isle Of Freedom, Isle Of Fears, |
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but It's Not The Isle You Left Behind. |
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that Isle Of Hunger, Isle Of Pain, |
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isle You'll Never See Again |
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but The Isle Of Home Is Always On Your Mind. |
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|
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when They Closed Down Ellis Island |
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in Nineteen Fourty-Three, |
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seventeen Million People |
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had Come There For Sanctuary. |
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and In Springtime When I Came Here |
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and I Stepped Onto It's Piers, |
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i Thought Of How It Must Have Been |
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when You're Fifteen Years. |
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isle Of Hope, Isle Of Tears, |
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isle Of Freedom, Isle Of Fears, |
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but It's Not The Isle You Left Behind. |
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that Isle Of Hunger, Isle Of Pain, |
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isle You'll Never See Again |
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but The Isle Of Home Is Always On Your Mind. |
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|
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isle Of Hope, Isle Of Tears, |
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isle Of Freedom, Isle Of Fears, |
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but It's Not The Isle You Left Behind. |
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that Isle Of Hunger, Isle Of Pain, |
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isle You'll Never See Again |
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but The Isle Of Home Is Always On Your Mind. |
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but The Isle Of Home Is Always On Your Mind. |
