Intro
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[Verse 1]
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The time draws near, my dearest dear
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When you and I must part
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You cannot know my grief and woe
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In my poor aching heart
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'Tis how I suffer for your sake
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Believe me, love, it's true
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I wish that you were staying here
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For I would go with you
[Verse 2]
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I wish my breast were made of glass
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Wherein you might behold
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Upon my heart to the many I's wrote
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In letters made of gold
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In letters made of gold, my love
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Believe me when I say
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You are the darling of my heart
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Until my dying day
[Verse 3]
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And every day would seem like two
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And every hour, like ten
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I lay and weep or forsake my sleep
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'Til I see you again
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'Til I see you again, my love
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There is no rest for me
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No dreams foretold within my heart
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Of love, sweet love with thee
[Verse 4]
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And when you're in some foreign land
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Well, think of your absent friend
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And when the wind blows high and clear
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A# letter to me send
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And when the wind blows high and clear
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Pray send his love to me
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That I may know by your handwrite
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Of times I've gone with thee
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[Verse 5]
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The blackest crow that ever flew
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Would surely turn to white
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If ever I prove false to you
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Bright day would turn to night
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Bright day would turn to night, my love
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The elements would mourn
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If ever I prove false to you
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The seas would rage and burn