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MY FATHER WAS THE KEEPER OF THE EDDYSTONE LIGHT
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HE MARRIED A MERMAID ONE FINE NIGHT

FROM THIS UNION THERE CAME THREE
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A PORPOISE, A PORGY, AND THE OTHER WAS ME
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YO HO HO, THE WIND BLOWS FREE
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OH FOR THE LIFE ON THE ROLLING SEA

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LATE ONE NIGHT I WAS TRIMMING THE GLIM
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WHILE SINGING A VERSE FROM THE EVENING HYMN

A VOICE FROM STARBOARD SHOUTED "AHOY!"
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AND THERE WAS ME MOTHER SITTING ON A BUOY
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YO HO HO, THE WIND BLOWS FREE
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OH FOR THE LIFE ON THE ROLLING SEA

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WHAT HAS BECOME OF MY CHILDREN THREE?
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ME MOTHER SHE DID ASK OF ME

ONE WAS EXHIBITED AS A TALKING FISH
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THE OTHER WAS SERVED ON A CHAFING DISH
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YO HO HO, THE WIND BLOWS FREE
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OH FOR THE LIFE ON THE ROLLING SEA

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THEN THE PHOSPHORUS FLASHED IN HER SEAWEED HAIR
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I LOOKED AGAIN AND ME MOTHER WASN'T THERE

A VOICE CAME ECHOING OUT OF THE NIGHT
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I DON'T LIKE THE KEEPER OF THE EDDYSTONE LIGHT
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YO HO HO, THE WIND BLOWS FREE
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OH FOR THE LIFE ON THE ROLLING SEA
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