It would been better for us both had we never,
in this wide and wicked world had never met,
for the pleasure we both seemed to gather,
I'm sure, love, I'll never forget.

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Oh, I'm thinking tonight of my Blue Eyes,
who is sailing far over the sea.
Oh, I'm thinking tonight of my Blue Eyes,
and I wonder if he ever thinks of me.

Oh, you told me once, dear, that you loved me,
you said that we never would part,
but a link in the chain has been broken,
leaving me with a sad and aching heart.

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When the cold, cold grave shall enclose me,
will you come near and shed just one tear?
Will you say to the strangers around you,
a poor heart you have broken lies here?

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