verse 1
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On raglan road on an autumn day i saw him first and knew
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That his dark hair would weave a snare that i might one day rue
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I saw the danger and yet i walked along the enchanted way
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And i said "let grief be a falling leaf at the dawning of the day"
verse 2
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On grafton street in november we tripped lightly along the ledge
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Of a deep ravine where can be seen the worth of passions play
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The queen of hearts still making tarts and i not making hay
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But i loved too much by such and such is happiness thrown away
verse 3
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I gave him the gifts of the mind i gave him the secret sign
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That's known to all the artists who have known true gods of sound and time
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With word and tint i never did stint i gave him reams of poems to say
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With his own name there and his shiny black hair like the clouds over fields of may
verse 4
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On a quiet street where old ghosts meet i see him walking now
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Away from me so hurriedly my reason must allow
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That i had wooed not as i should a creature made of clay
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When the angel woos the clay he'll lose his wings at the dawn of the day