Intro
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There was a howl that night
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A howling like they never heard before
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A cry so loud old granddad almost hit the door
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He said, "I love this child as much as any one that she ever bore,
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But I thank the Lord we won't be having any more."

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Then the baby heard the sweetest sound he'd ever heard
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In tones so beautiful he hung on every word
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She sang, "Hush, my love, granny's little dove is going to take to the sky."
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It was on such a night he learned to fly like a bird.
        
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Now the years have passed and memories come and go
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He hears that voice that rocked him gently so
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A calm will descend and there's peace at the end of the darkest night
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Sometimes I cry, sometimes I fly like a bird.

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Now the years have passed and memories come and go
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He hears that voice that rocked him gently so
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Well, the rain's gonna fall and the wind may blow on the darkest night
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Sometimes I cry, sometimes I fly like a bird.

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A calm will descend and there's peace at the end of the darkest night
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Sometimes I cry, sometimes I fly like a bird
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Sometimes I cry, sometimes I fly like a bird