The Holy Ground

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Farewell my lovely Johnny, a 
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thousand times adieu
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You are going away from the holy 
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ground and the ones that love you 
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true
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You will sail the salt seas over 
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and then return for sure__
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To see again the ones you love 
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and the holy ground once more__

[Verse]
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You're on the salt sea sailing, 
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and I am safe behind
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Fond letters I will write to 
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you, the secrets of my mind
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And the secrets of my mind, my 
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love, you're the one that I adore__
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And still I live in hopes you'll 
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see the holy ground once more__
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[Verse]
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I see the storm a-rising, and it's
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 coming quick and soon
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And the night's so dark and 
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cloudy you can scarcely see the moon
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And the secrets of my mind, my 
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love, you're the one that I adore__
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And still I live in hopes you'll 
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see the holy ground once more__
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[Verse]
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But now the storms are over, and 
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you are safe and well
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We will go into a public house 
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and we'll sit and drink our fill
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We will drink strong ale and 
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porter and we'll make the rafters 
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roar__
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And when our money, it is all 
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spent, you'll go to sea once more__

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You're the one that I adore__
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And still I live in hopes you'll 
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see the holy ground once more