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A very old friend came by today
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'Cos he was telling everyone in town
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About the love that he just found
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And Marie's the name of his latest flame
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He talked and talked and I heard him say
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That she had the longest blackest hair
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The prettiest green eyes anywhere
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Though I smiled the tears inside were a-burning
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I wished him luck and then he said goodbye
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He was gone but still his words kept returning
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What else was there for me to do but cry
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Would you believe that yesterday
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This girl was in my arms and swore to me
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She'd be mine eternally
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Repete chorus
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