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Bee Gees
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Miscellaneous
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Greensleeves
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Greensleeves
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William Chatterdon Dixs
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Version 1 & 2
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What child is this, who, lay to rest,
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on Mary's lap, is sleeping
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Whom angels greet with anthems sweet,
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while Shepards watch are keeping
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Chorus
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This, this is Christ the King
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whom Shepards guard and angels sing
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Haste, Haste, to bring him laud,
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The babe, the son of Mary
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Why lies he in such mean estate
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where ox and ass are feeding?
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Good Christian, fear; for sinners
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here the silent Word is pleading
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Chorus
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So bring Him incense, gold, and myrrh come,
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peasant, King, to own him;
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The King of kings salvation brings,
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let loving hearts enthrone Him
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Chorus
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Version 2
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Alas, my love, you do me wrong,
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To cast me off discourteously
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For I have loved you well and long,
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Delighting in your company
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Greensleeves was all my joy
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Greensleeves was my delight,
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Greensleeves was my heart of gold,
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And who but my lady greensleeves
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Your vows you've broken, like my heart,
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Oh, why did you so enrapture me?
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Now I remain in a world apart
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But my heart remains in captivity
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I have been ready at your hand,
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To grant whatever you would crave,
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I have both wagered life and land,
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Your love and good-will for to have
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If you intend thus to disdain,
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It does the more enrapture me,
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And even so, I still remain
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A lover in captivity
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My men were clothed all in green,
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And they did ever wait on thee;
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All this was gallant to be seen,
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And yet thou wouldst not love me
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Thou couldst desire no earthly thing,
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but still thou hadst it readily
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Thy music still to play and sing;
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And yet thou wouldst not love me
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Well, I will pray to God on high,
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that thou my constancy mayst see,
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And that yet once before I die,
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Thou wilt vouchsafe to love me
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Ah, Greensleeves, now farewell, adieu,
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To God I pray to prosper thee,
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For I am still thy lover true,
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Come once again and love me
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