Key: E
Introduction:
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She she she she only ever ver ver ver ver ,
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Walk to to count count her steps,
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Eighteen teen strides and she stops to abide
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By the law that she herself has set.
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That eighten steps is one complete set,
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And before the next nine right and nine left.
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She looks up up at the blueeeeeee,
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And whispers to all of the above.
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Don't let me drown, don't breathe alone,
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No kicks no pangs no broken bones.
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Never let me sink, Always feel at home,
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No sticks no shanks and no stones.
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Never leave it too late, Always enjoy the taste,
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Of the great great great grey world of hearts.
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As all dogs everywhere bark bark bark bark
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It's worth knowing,
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Like all good fruit, the balance of life is in the ripe, and ruined.