Intro
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Intro is repeated at the end of each verse
[Verse 1]
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If I had wings
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like Noah's dove,
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I'd fly the river
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to the one I love.
[Chorus]
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Fare thee well, my honey,
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fare thee well.
[Verse 2]
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I had a man
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who was long and tall,
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moved his body
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like a cannonball.
[Chorus]
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Fare thee well, my honey,
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fare thee well.
[Verse 3]
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'member one evening
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was drizzling rain,
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and round my heart
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I felt an aching pain.
[Chorus]
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Fare thee well, my honey,
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fare thee well.
[Verse 4]
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Once I wore
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my apron low,
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couldn't keep you
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away from my door.
[Chorus]
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Fare thee well, my honey,
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fare thee well.
[Verse 5]
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Now my apron
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is up to my chin,
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you'll pass my door
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but you'll never come in.
[Chorus]
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Fare thee well, my honey,
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fare thee well.
[Verse 6]
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Mighty river
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runs muddy and wild,
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can't care the bloody
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for my unborn child.
[Chorus]
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Fare thee well, my honey,
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fare thee well.
[Verse 7]
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Number nine train
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done no harm,
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number nine train,
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take my poor baby home.
[Chorus]
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Fare thee well, my honey,
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fare thee well.
[Verse 8]
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Fastest man
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I ever saw,
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was in Missouri
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on the way to Arkansas.
[Chorus]
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Fare thee well, my honey,
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fare thee well.
[Outro]
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