Dover To Calais

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I was twenty-two
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Spring was on its way,
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Every sky was blue
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And every months was May.

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Calais in the sun,
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wine and comfiture.
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All the world to see
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but all I saw was you.

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You served me cups of tea
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With scours from your papa
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Who stood where he could see,
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Behind the Bistro bar.

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I asked you for your name,
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You laughed and said: Marie.
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Could I see you again?
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You smiled and said: Mais oui.

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Every Sunday I took the ferry to 
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you.
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Every Sunday papa not knowing,
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Just eighteen miles each way,
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From Dover to Calais.

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The more we fell in love.
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The bolder we became.
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I asked you for your hand.
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You said: Oh oui, je t'aime.

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Now after all these years,
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Papa has passed away.
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Oh how he loved us both.
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He wrote to know to me to say.

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Every Sunday I watched you meet 
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her right here.
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Every Sunday I knew you loved her,
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For it's eighteen miles each way,
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From Dover to Calais.

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Every Sunday trough any weather to 
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you.
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Every Sunday papa was waiting
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And it's eighteen miles each way,
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From Dover to Calais,
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From Dover to Calais,
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From Dover to Calais.