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[Verse 1]

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Baby, I'm just drifting and drifting,    like a ship out on the sea, oh yeah,
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Baby, I'm just drifting and drifting, oh, like a ship out on the sea,
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every now and then I wonder,   if that little girl ever thinks of me,

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[Verse 2]

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Baby, you know, I’ve travelled such a long way from home,
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oh, baby, you know, I’ve travelled      such a long, long way from home,
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 baby, I didn’t mistreat nobody,         I’d do nobody wrong,

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+ Instrumental = Verse 2 (x3)


[Verse 3]

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Oh, I love you, baby,        I didn’t even know your name,
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baby, I was in love with you now, girl, I didn’t even know your name,
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oh, you know, I’m sorry we can’t get together right now,
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oh, I’m a fool, I just don’t understand, I just don’t understand.