St Regis Girl

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    In a pine treated grave by the river,
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    where the nightingale sings sad and low,
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    all alone lies a Saint Regis maiden,
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    who did sing this sad song years ago.

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    Never more will my heart fill with gladness,
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    as I stroll through the forest again,
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    for to prison they've taken my lover,
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    that's why my poor heart's full of pain.

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    When in prison you're dying from sorrow,
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    I hope you'll recall those last days,
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    that together we spent in this valley,
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    and the vows that we've shared on its quay.

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    Oh, if I could but burn down that prison
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    to steal you away for awhile,
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    they could carry me off to the gallows,
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    and I'd go to my doom with a smile.

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    When the moon is high in the heavens,
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    and the mountains do gleam in its light,
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    how often I'll dream of you, sweetheart,
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    as I mourn there alone in the night.

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    There will be a green grave in the forest,
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    and people when passing that way
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    will think of that Saint Regis maiden,
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    as she lies there alone in the clay.

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    A shadow has crossed o'er the valley,
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    where once only sunshine did reign,
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    but wherever life's pathway may lead me,
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    I shall ever remember our dream.

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    In the future someday I will meet you,
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    on the bright shore so far from this world,
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    and there before God I will greet you,
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    that's the dream of the Saint Regis girl.