21 lines
527 B
Plaintext
21 lines
527 B
Plaintext
A MAN OF DOUBLE DEED
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traditional
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(music)
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tHERE WAS A MAN OF DOUBLE DEED,
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WHO SOWED HIS GARDEN FULL OF SEED.
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WHEN THE SEED BEGAN TO GROW,
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`TWAS LIKE A GARDEN FULL OF SNOW;
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WHEN THE SNOW BEGAN TO FALL,
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LIKE BIRDS IT WAS UPON THE WALL;
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AND WHEN THE BIRDS BEGAN TO FLY,
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`TWAS LIKE A SHIPWRECK IN THE SKY;
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AND WHEN THE SKY BEGAN TO CRACK,
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`TWAS LIKE A STICK UPON MY BACK;
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AND WHEN MY BACK BEGAN TO SMART,
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`TWAS LIKE A PENKNIFE IN MY HEART;
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AND WHEN MY HEART BEGAN TO BLEED,
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THEN I WAS DEAD AND DEAD INDEED.
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