[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Cold blows the wind to my true love and gently drops the rain
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Cold blows the wind to my true love and gently drops the rain
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I only had but one true love and in greenwood she lies slain
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and in greenwood she lies slain
[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 2]
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I'll do as much for my true love as any young man may
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I'll do as much for my true love as any young man may
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I'll sit and mourn along her grave for a twelve-month and a day
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for a twelve-month and a day
[Interlude 2]
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[Verse 3]
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When the twelve months and one day was past the ghost began to speak:
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the ghost began to speak:
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"Why sit thou'st here along my grave and will not let me sleep?"
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and will not let me sleep?"
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"There's one thing that I want sweetheart, there's one thing that I crave
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"There's one thing that I want sweetheart, there's one thing that I crave
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And that is a kiss from your lily white lips then I'll go from your grave"
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then I'll go from your grave"
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"My lips they are as cold as clay my breath smells earthy strong
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"My lips they are as cold as clay my breath smells earthy strong
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And if you kiss my cold clay lips your days they won't be long
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your days they won't be long
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Go fetch me water from the desert and blood from out of stone
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Go fetch me water from the desert and blood from out of stone
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Go fetch me milk from a fair maid's breast that a young man never had known"
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that a young man never had known"
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'Twas down in Cupid's Garden where you and I would walk
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'Twas down in Cupid's Garden where you and I would walk
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The finest flower that ever I saw is withered to a stalk
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is withered to a stalk
[Interlude]
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[Verse 4]
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The stalk is withered and dry sweetheart the flower will ne'er return
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The stalk is withered and dry sweetheart the flower will ne'er return
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And since I lost my one true love what can I do but mourn?
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what can I do but mourn?
[Interlude]
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[Verse 5]
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"When shall we meet again sweetheart? When shall we meet again?"
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"When shall we meet again sweetheart? When shall we meet again?"
[Ending]
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"Ere the oaken leaves that fall from the trees are green and spring up again"
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are green and spring up again"
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"Ere the oaken leaves that fall from the trees are green and spring up again"
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are green and spring up again"
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