Intro
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Verse 1
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A bold young farmer courted me
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He stole my heart and my liberty
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He stole my heart without free goodwill
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And I must confess that I love him still
Verse 2
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I wish, I wish but it‘s all in vain
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I wish I was a maid again
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But a maid again I never can be
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Since such a young fellow lies still by me
Verse 3
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There sits a bird in yonder tree
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Some say he‘s blind and cannot see
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And I wish it was the same with me
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Before I took up with your compa__ny
Verse 4
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I wish my babe so tiny was born
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And smiling on his father’s knee
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And I poor girl was dead and gone
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With the green grass growing all over me
Verse 5
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Go dig my grave, dig long and deep
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Place a marble stone at my head and feet
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And on my heart put a snow white dove
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To let the world know that I died for love
Outro
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