Verso 1:
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A long time ago in sixty seven
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A little boy was running on the Beach
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When all of a sudden he heard a plaintive cry
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So near yet so far out of reach.
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He looked behind a rock so tall
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And there before his eyes
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Was an oil soaked seagull lying there
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Windswept with pain in his eyes.
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And the seagull’s name was Nelson
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Nelson who came from the sea
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And the seagull’s name was Nelson
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Nelson the seagull free
Verso 2:
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He fed that seagull limpets small
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Until the bird could fly
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And when he thought it was so he let little Nelson go
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And he flew above his head up in the sky.
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And the seagull’s name was Nelson
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Nelson who came from the sea
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And the seagull’s name was Nelson
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Nelson the seagull free
Verso 3:
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The time had come for the boy to go
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And sadness was in their eyes
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But it’s not for you to criticise
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If you’ve never seen a seagull cry
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And the seagull’s name was Nelson
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Nelson who came from the sea
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And the seagull’s name was Nelson
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Nelson the seagull free