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Sins of the Fathers
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Once upon a time
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And not so long ago
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When things were much more simple
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And time would travel slow
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There came a righteous stranger
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With a Bible in his hand
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To educate the sinners
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And liberate their land
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The sins of the fathers
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Are visited from old
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In a never ending circle
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Of people bought and sold
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So the wretched of the earth
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Will huddle from the cold
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As the ship of fools goes sailing
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On an ocean black as gold
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So come and sit beside me
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And let my tale unfold
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Of a land of milk and honey
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Where the truth must not be told
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As men of rhyme and reason
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Let the Devil take their soul
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For greed and fame and fortune
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And a river black as gold
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The sins of the fathers
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Are visited from old
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In a never ending circle
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Of people bought and sold
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So the wretched of the earth
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Will huddle from the cold
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As the ship of fools goes sailing
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On an ocean black as gold
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And all the non-believers
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Were hiding from the light
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As a thousand burning crosses
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Were scattered in the night
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The thieves and the vagabonds
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Were sinking in the sand
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As the righteous Lord and Master
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Stretches out a helping hand
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The sins of the fathers
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Are visited from old
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In a never ending circle
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Of people bought and sold
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So the wretched of the earth
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Will huddle from the cold
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As the ship of fools goes sailing
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On an ocean black as gold
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And those who had to suffer
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The sick, the young, the old
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Were sacrificed to fortune
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And left out in the cold
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So in this new arrangement
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The leaders sold their soul
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For bangles, beads and baubles
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And a river black as gold
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The sins of the fathers
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Are visited from old
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In a never ending circle
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Of people bought and sold
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So the wretched of the earth
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Will huddle from the cold
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As the ship of fools goes sailing
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On an ocean black as gold
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The sins of the fathers
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Are visited from old
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In a never ending circle
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Of people bought and sold
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So the wretched of the earth
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Will huddle from the cold
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As the ship of fools goes sailing
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On an ocean black as gold
UB40 - Sins of the Fathers
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