The Folk Singer

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#1.
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He used to sing his songs to his Sara Jane..
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the folk singer.
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His songs filled with love made the mountains ring..
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the folk singer.
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At first Sara Jane was to be his bride..but as his
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fame grew she was pushed aside.
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So, the mountain girl would say good-bye..to the folk
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singer.

#2.
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He let his hair grow long and he dressed in style..the
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folk singer.
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His voice was pure and his fans went wild..for the folk
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singer.
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He said, Sara Jane was much too plain..so, he left her alone
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as gained more fame.
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But sorrow will come like a mountain rain..to the folk singer.

#3.
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Lavished in glory, fortune at his feet..the folk singer..
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awoke one morning and he couldn't speak..the folk singer.
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The doctor said his singing days were through..thousands wept,
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Sara Jane did, too.
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He could not sing, now his friends were few..the folk singer.

#4.
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Sick at heart in the mountains again..the folk singer.
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Now, Sara Jane didn't look so plain..to the folk singer.
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Oh, the power of love can do strange things, cause love has made
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him sing again..only now he sings for his Sara Jane..the folk singer.
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And once again the mountains ring..to the folk singer.

OUTRO:
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The folk singer..the folk singer..(Fade.)