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Get down, get down, little Henry Lee
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And stay all night with me
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You won't find a girl in this damn world
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That will compare with me
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And the wind did howl and the wind did blow
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La la la la la
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La la la la lee
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A little bird lit down on Henry Lee
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I can't get down and I won't get down
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And stay all night with thee
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For the girl I have in that merry green land
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I love far better than thee
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And the wind did howl and the wind did blow
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La la la la la
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La la la la lee
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A little bird lit down on Henry Lee
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She leaned herself against a fence
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Just for a kiss or two
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And with a little pen-knife held in her hand
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She plugged him through and through
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And the wind did roar and the wind did moan
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La la la la la
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La la la la lee
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A little bird lit down on Henry Lee
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Come take him by his lilly-white hands
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Come take him by his feet
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And throw him in this deep deep well
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Which is more than one hundred feet
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And the wind did howl and the wind did blow
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La la la la la
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La la la la lee
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A little bird lit down on Henry Lee
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Lie there, lie there, little Henry Lee
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Till the flesh drops from your bones
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For the girl you have in that merry green land
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Can wait forever for you to come home
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And the wind did howl and the wind did moan
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La la la la la
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La la la la lee
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A little bird lit down on Henry Lee
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Henry Lee (Nick Cave version)
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