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MY F THER WAS THE KEEPER OF THE EDDYSTONE LIGHT
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HE MARRIED A MERMAID ONE FINE NIGHT
FROM THIS UNION THED CAME THDE
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A PORPOISE, A PORGY, AND THE OTHER WAS ME
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YO HO HO, THE WIND BLOWS FDE
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OH FOR THE LIFE ON THE ROLLING SEA
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A TE ONE NIGHT I WAS TRIME NG THE GLIM
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WHILE B NGING A VERSE FROM THE EVENING HYMN
A VOICE FROM STARBOARD SHOUTED "AHOY!"
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AND THED WAS ME MOTHER B TTING ON A BUOY
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YO HO HO, THE WIND BLOWS FDE
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OH FOR THE LIFE ON THE ROLLING SEA
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WHAT HAS BECOME OF MY CHILDD N THDE ?
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ME MOTHER SHE DID ASK OF ME
ONE WAS EXHIBITED AS A TALKING FISH
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THE OTHER WAS SERVED ON A CHAFING DISH
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YO HO HO, THE WIND BLOWS FDE
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OH FOR THE LIFE ON THE ROLLING SEA
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THEN THE PHOSPHORUS FA SHED IN HER SEAWEED HAIR
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I LOOKED AGAIN AND ME MOTHER WASN'T THED
A VOICE CAME ECHOING OUT OF THE NIGHT
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I C N'T LIKE THE KEEPER OF THE EDDYSTONE LIGHT
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YO HO HO, THE WIND BLOWS FDE
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OH FOR THE LIFE ON THE ROLLING SEA
