Longing For Old Virginia

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    'Mid the green fields of Virginia, dear I met you,
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    where the roses red and white around us grew.
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    When I held you in my arms and gently kissed you,
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    the robins sang the sweetest song we knew.

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I am longing for old Virginia, for old Virginia and you,
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and I'm hoping the soul within you is longing for me too.
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To Virginia, just like the ivy, my heart clings ever true,
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and I reckon in the spring I'll bring a little ring to old Virginia and you.

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    Though tonight I'm far from you and old Virginia,
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    I love you as I did that day in June.
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    And when springtime comes again to old Virginia,
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    I'll build a little cottage just for two.

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I am longing for old Virginia, for old Virginia and you,
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and I'm hoping the soul within you is longing for me too.
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To Virginia, just like the ivy, my heart clings ever true,
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and I reckon in the spring I'll bring a little ring to old Virginia and you.

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