I dreamt I saw a woman
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Standing by the strand
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Waiting for her people
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To come in from the land
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Waiting there for seven days
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She built a fire in the sand
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Waiting for her people
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To come in from the land
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She had the look of a refugee
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Hiding in her eyes
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And when I tried to talk to her
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She answered with a cry
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And pointed to the water
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Out beyond the harbour line
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Where a thousand ships lay waiting
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They lay waiting for my sign
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[Chorus]
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I remember days of sunlight
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With my father by my side
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And the children, ran before us
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Like the foam upon the tide
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We ran like frightened partridge
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When the strangers came to talk
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Bringing sickness 'round them
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And the thunder in their walk
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We ran into the valleys
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And we ran into the hills
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They only ran before us,
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Driven by the strangers' will
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[Chorus]
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I'm waiting by the landwash
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Giant standing near
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I see them coming always
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Children in their fear
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I'm waiting on my blanket
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And the giant waits with me
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And I will wait here always
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As they fill the endless sea
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[Chorus x2]
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Demasduit Dream
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Great Big Sea |