verse 1:
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A gardener's daughter stopped me on my way on the day I was to wed,
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"It is you who I wish to share my body with", she said,
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"We'll find a dry place under the sky with a flower for a bed,
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And for my joy I will give you a boy with a moon and star............on his head."
verse 2:
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Her silver hair flowed in the air, laying waves across the suh-huh-hun,
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Her hands were like the white sands, and her eyes had dia-monds on,
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We left the road and headed up to the top of the Whisper Wood,
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And we walked till we came to where the holy mag-nolia stood.
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There we lay cool in the shade singing songs and making love---,
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With the naked earth beneath us and the universe above.
verse 3 (Whistle)
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verse 4
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The time was late my wedding wouldn't wait, I was sad, but I had to go,
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So while she was asleep I kissed her cheek for cheer-io,
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The wedding took place and people came from many miles a-round
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There was plenty merriment, cider and wine abound,
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But, out of all that I recall, I remembered the girl I met,
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'Cause she had given me something that my heart could not forget.
VERSE 5
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La, la, la! La-la, la!
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La, la, la, la! La-la, la-la, la , la-la, la !
A D
La-la, la! La, la-la, la - a!
VERSE 6
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A year had passed and everything was just as it was the year before--------
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As it was the year before,
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Until the gift that someone left, a basket by my door,
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And in there lay the fairest little baby crying to be fed
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I got down on my knees and kissed the moon & star.... Woh, oh-oh, ...on his head.
VERSE 7
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As years went by the boy grew high and the village looked on in awe,
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They'd never seen anything like the boy with the moon and star before,
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And people would ride from far and wide just to seek the word he spread,
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"I'll tell you everything I've learnt, and love is all!", he said.
VERSE 8
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La, la-la, la, la! La-la, la-la, la!
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La, la-la, la, la! La-la, la-la, la , la-la, la !
A D D4 D2 D
La-la, la! La, la-la, la, la, la!