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Once I loved your fond affection, all my hopes on you was spent,
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till a dark-eyed girl persuaded, and you care no more for me.
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Go on and leave me, if you wish to, never let me cross your mind,
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in your heart to love another, never on earth will I call you mine.
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Joolayeeoh, layeeay, layee!
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When I'm dead and in my coffin, and my pale face towards the sun,
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will you come and sit beside me, and think of what you've done
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Go on and leave me, if you wish to, never let me cross your mind,
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in your heart to love another, never on earth will I call you mine.
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Joolayeeoh, layeeay, layee!
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When I'm dead and in my coffin, and the shroud about me bows,
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will you come and scatter roses upon your lover's mound.
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Go on and leave me, if you wish to, never let me cross your mind,
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in your heart to love another, never on earth will I call you mine.
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Joolayeeoh, layeeay, layee!
Written by A.P. Carter