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Introduction:
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I was a highwayman, along the coach roads I did ride,
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Sword and pistol by my side,
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Many a young maid lost her baubles to my trade,
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Many a soldier shed his lifeblood on my blade,
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The basterds hung me in the spring of 25,
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But I am still alive
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I was a sailor, I was born upon the tide, With the sea I did abide,
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I sailed a schooner round the horn of Mexico,
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I went aloft and furled the main sail in a blow,
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And when the yard broke off they say that I got killed, But I am living still
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I was a dam builder, across a river long and wide, Where steel and water did collide,
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A place called Boulder on the wild Colorado,
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I slipped and fell on the wet concrete below,
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They buried me in that gray tomb that knows no sounds, But I am still around,
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I'll always be around, and around, and around, and around, and around
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I'll fly a starship across the universe divide, And when I reach the other side,
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I'll find a place to rest my spirit if I can,
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Perhaps I may become a highwayman again,
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Or I may simply be a single drop of rain, But I will remain,
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And I'll be back again, and again, and again, and again, and again