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A short life and it's troubles
And a few more words to part
A short life and it's troubles, little girl
For a boy with a broken heart

You know what you promised
Not more than a week ago
You promised that you would marry me
A-standing in your mama's door

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And it's now you've broken your promise
Go marry whom you please
This world's so big, so deep and so wide
I'll ramble back some day

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I hear a train a-coming
A-blowing a station blow
I'd rather be there than in my grave
And to see my darling go

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