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Underneath the lantern by the barrack gate
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Darling I remember the way you used to wait
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'Twas there that you whispered tenderly
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That you lov'd me, you'd always be
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My Lilli of the lamplight, my own Lilli Marlene
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Time would come for roll call, time for us to part
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Darling I'd caress you and press you to my heart
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And there 'neath that far off lantern light
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I'd hold you tight we'd kiss goodnight
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My Lillie of the lamplight, my own Lilli Marlene
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Orders came for sailing somewhere over there
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All confined to barracks was more than I could bear
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I knew you were waiting in the street
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I heard your feet, but could not meet
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My Lillie of the lamplight, my own Lilli Marlene
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Resting in a billet just behind the line
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Even though we're parted, your lips are close to mine
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You wait where that lantern softly gleams
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Your sweet face seems to haunt my dreams
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My Lillie of the lamplight, my own Lilli Marlene