Sweet Dreams Virginia Dear
[Verse]
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Born and raised in West Virginia
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An orphan of the prairies womb
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Named Virginia for the state that she was in
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She spent her child hood days subdued
[Verse]
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She used to dream about the future
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Of Paris silks and sunny days
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She made her way to New York Harbour
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And stole the money on the way
[Chorus]
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Sweat dreams Virginia dear
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1850 laid down here
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Carved in letters deep and clear
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Sweet dreams Virginia dear
[Verse]
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She found a matelot for her troubles
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He gave her everything she’d lost
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And in his seed she found her freedom
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But everything has got a cost
[Chorus]
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Sweat dreams Virginia dear
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1850 laid down here
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Carved in letters deep and clear
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Sweet dreams Virginia dear
[verse]
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He cast her out on England’s dockland
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Among the beggars and the whores
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She took to working for their favours
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To avoid the work house doors
[verse]
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She used to dream about the future
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When all the world was young and sweet
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But in the present it’s a dream that never lasts
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She sold her child to make ends meet
[Chorus]
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Sweat dreams Virginia dear
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1850 laid down here
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Carved in letters deep and clear
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Sweet dreams Virginia dear
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Seeet dreams virginia dear