Key: D
Introduction:
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I remember very we…ll, on one dark and dreary day,
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just as I was leaving ho…me, for a distant land to roam.
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Mother said (mother said), “My dear boy (my dear boy),
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I hope to see you next year again.
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Fare you well (fare you well), fare you well (fare you well) !"
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So I left my dear old ho…me for a distant land to roam.
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Now I wandered far aw…ay, from my home I've gone astray.
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now I'm coming, coming ho…me, never more from thee to roam.
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And these words she said to m…e, as she took me by the hand,
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if on earth we meet no mo…re, may we meet at God's right hand.
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Mother said (mother said), “My dear boy (my dear boy),
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I hope to see you next year again.
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Fare you well (fare you well), fare you well (fare you well) !"
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So I left my dear old ho…me for a distant land to roam.