Intro
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[Verse 1]
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Lady you are my peace of mind
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Were I to seek your par none I could find
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You delicately went to curry land
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And left a lonely man
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Ah me yogi blue
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He thought to himself as he sat before
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His stocks and shares a dreadful bore
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If I'm to live another happy day
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I best make haste and be on my way
[Verse 2]
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He at his desk did write and indicate
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To lawyer friend and intimate
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His lamentable grief did necessitate
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The need for one swift bird to sail the ocean o'er
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A# sailing schooner was soon seen sailing
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Swift and silent around the sound
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Salutating seagulls heralding
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The wonderous transport upon the wing
[Verse 3]
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Twenty days from Goa they did espie
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A# wealthy merchant bound for Arabi-iy
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Exchanging greetings
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Had he heard the news
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The Lady Hall had drowned
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The price of Ninevah rose
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Storms and tempests his shattered mind beset
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Hurricanes of pains raged and tore
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Truly drowned in grief he did repair
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To haunted trinkets and gross despair
[Verse 4]
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All in white neath shade
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In bamboo chair
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Military disipline has replaced despair
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Anchored in the bay of innocence
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Is left a lonely man
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Lonely through and through
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