Intro
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[Verse One]
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'Twas an eve in late summer
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Autumn was nigh
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Still a warm sun did colour the sky
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The meadows did shine in a strange golden light
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And vales did forth the soft haze of night
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When through the air a voice did resound
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Beckoning the shepherd to rise from the ground
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'What sweet voice does sing in such a woebegone tone?
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What maiden does wander the heather alone?'
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[Verse Two]
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Bewitched by its tone
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He followed her song
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Whilst the sun did descend
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And the shadows grew long
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In the dim light of dusk
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Near the sparkling cascade
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On a moss covered stone sat a crying young maid
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'Why art thou dreary?
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What happened to thee?
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What song didst thou sing so woefully?'
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'Go whither O shepherd!
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Don't sadden thine heart
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Thou canst not help me - not thou who thou art!
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An old man who's been born in a cradle of wood
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Of a tree that at least a hundred years stood
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Cut by a boy who at heart was still pure -
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Might be my redeemer if he knew that he could...
[Outro]
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