Verse 1:
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I once knew a man
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Been everywhere in the world
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Gave me a tiny ivory ball
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Said it would bring me good
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Never believed it would until
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I have been loving you
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Verse 2:
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Dear old man
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He'd seen most everything
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Gave me a piece of good advice
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Said it would do me well
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I couldn't really tell until
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I have been loving you
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Bridge:
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Now it seems
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Things are not so strange
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I can see more clearly
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Suddenly I've found my way
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I know the old man would laugh
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He spoke of love's sweeter days
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And in his eloquent way
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I think he was speaking of you
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You are so lovely
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You didn't have to say a thing
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Verse 3:
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But I remember that old man
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Telling me he'd seen the light
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Gave me a small brown leather book
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Insisted that he was right
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I only heard him slightly
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'Til I heard you whisper
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Took you up all in my arms
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Coda:
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Dear old man
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Wise old man
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Fine old man, now
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Old Man
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| Love |
