Creeping Jane

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[Verse]
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I'll sing you a song and a very pretty one
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Concerning Creeping Jane
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She never saw a mare nor a gelding in her life
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That she valued at the worth of half a pin, lal the day
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Diddle lol de day-o
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That she valued at the worth of half a pin, lal the day

[Verse]
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When Creeping Jane on the racecourse came
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The gentlemen giggled all around
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And all they had to say, concerning little Jane
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She's not able for to gallop o'er the ground, lal the day
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Diddle lol de day-o
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She's not able for to gallop o'er the ground, lal the day

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Now when that they came to the second milepost
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She was far behind
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Then the rider flung his whip around her little neck
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And he says, "Me little lady, never mind", lal the day
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Diddle lol de day-o
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And he says, "Me little lady, never mind", lal the day

[Instrumental]
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[Verse]
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Now when that they came to the third milepost
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She looked blithe and smart
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And then she lifted up her lily-white hoof
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And flew past them all like a dart, lal the day
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Diddle lol de day-o
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And she flew past them all like a dart, lal the day

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Now Creeping Jane the race has won
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And scarcely sweat one drop
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She's able for to gallop o'er the ground all again
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The others are not able for to trot, lal the day
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Diddle lol de day-o
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The others are not able for to trot, lal the day

[Instrumental]
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[Verse]
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Now Creeping Jane is dead and gone
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Her body lies on the cold ground
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I'll go down to her master, one favour for to beg
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To keep her little body from the hounds, lal the day
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Diddle lol de day-o
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To keep her little body from the hounds, lal the day
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Lal the day
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Lal the day