The Story Of Benjamin Darling, pt. 1

Verse 1:
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On a brig loaded with timber headed for the north Maine coast,
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They took on some rough seas.
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The captain and his slave fought back the heavy waves,
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But they were threatening to break her up so badly.

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See two days before they left the outer banks, 
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And made good time up to Boston.
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But just north of Essex the sky grew dark, 
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He missed his mark he was making, 
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And life can change so fast.

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The captain had seen many a day, 
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When the winds blew and the waters raged. 
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But it was just a part of the life he made for himself, 
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Running the coast of New England.

Verse 2:
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The ship heaved and cracked, 
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Threw the men on their backs as the water came rushing in. 
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The captain fought hard yet.
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He yelled above the splintering wreck, I have done you wrong son. 
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I should be forsaken for what I have done.

Bridge:
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But Ben reached a timber to stay afloat.
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He grabbed the captain's braided coat.
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He swam him to the nearest shore.
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Dragged him up 'til he couldn't pull no more, 
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And left him breathin', yeah left him breathin' dry.
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The captain said in all my days, 
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I have never seen anybody save the very person who kept him enslaved. 
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God damn it Ben, you should have your freedom 
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For what you have done.  

Verse 3:
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Heyyyyy         Heyyyyy
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And I should be forsaken for what I have done.

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Somewhere off the Maine coast, 
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At the mouth of the New Meadows River there's an island, 
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Where a marooned man lived out his life quietly under tied and sky. 
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Never forgetting when the sea rose up so high.

Chorus:
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The captain said in all my days, 
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I have never seen anybody save the very person who kept him enslaved. 
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God damn it Ben, you should have your freedom 
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For what you have done.  

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