They Took A Vote And Said No

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He's just a kid,
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he wants a ride.
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They took his ears,
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They took his eyes.
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They said a ride
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Is never free,
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He couldn’t hear
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He couldn’t see.
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Well there are things
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That have to die
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So other things
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Can stay alive
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The fire burns,
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It burns to give,
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It has to burn, alive,
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To live.

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The other men spoke low;
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They took a vote and said no.
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They turned around real slow
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Where did they go? Where did they 
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go?

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And the question, oh the question
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Can the kid keep his eyes?
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If the fire hasn’t died, say 
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Nooooooooo
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Say Nooooooooo
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Say, “You don’t know what king we
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 serve, boy.
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You don’t know what things we 
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employ.”

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The other men spoke low;
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They took a vote and said no.
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They turned around real slow
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Where did they go? Where did they 
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go?

F G C Dm x2

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And the question, oh the question
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Can the kid keep his eyes?
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If the fire doesn’t die
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Can the kid keep his eyes?
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Oh the question, oh the question
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Can the kid keep his eyes?
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If the fire doesn’t die
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I said be CADF UL
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Of what you wish for
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Oh be CADF UL
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Of what you wish for
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And be CADF UL
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Around the fire-light
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And be CADF UL
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Around the bright, bright, light
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‘Cause the fire never dies
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So the kid lost his eyes
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Oh, that’s how it goes, Baby