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I asked what he was thinking but he hadn t much to say
The revelry died down now, we d reached the break of day
God knows it s not for glory, son, we just have to make some room
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Oh, my heart would surely break for you, sweet treasure of my womb
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With four and twenty shillings, we sent him on his way
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Now my blood runs through the mountains
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Of Far Americay
From a Rocky Mountain mine camp came a message here tonight
He says the mountain gives him hope these days to break the reach of night
Says to tell the young ones that he seldom sees the moon
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But the noise would wake the dead out there, he ll send some money soon
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There s light down in those tunnels, Oh, it s gonna be okay
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My blood slips through the mountains
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Of Far Americay.
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From a Rocky Moutain mine camp came a letter here today
He says the winds of change are blowin a little warmer every day
That he fell in love with liberty, a girl we all once knew
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She comes from good people, and he said she loves him too
That blood ran down those rivers
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What a heavy price to pay
So far now from the ocean
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In Far Americay
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In Far Americay
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How young love it meanders through Far Americay
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