Moonfleet Bay
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1. Alas, poor John, he was a prisoner,
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fortune’s
fool for many a day.
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Blinded by that cursed
diamond,
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with
his freedom, he must pay.
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2. And so it was for faithful Elzevir,
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cast
in chains for ten long years.
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With never a word of blame or
anger,
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just
for John, t’was only tears.
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Oh oh
oh oh, only tears, oh oh oh oh.
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Blow, wind blow, and send
them home again,
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D
set the sails for England’s way.
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Many a heart is grieving for them,
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bring them back to Moonfleet Bay.
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3. And as for Grace, she’d still be waiting,
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waiting
for her only love,
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every
night a candle burning
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at
her window should he come.
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Oh oh
oh oh, should he come, oh oh oh oh.
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Blow, wind blow, and send them home again,
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set the sails for England’s way.
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Many a heart is grieving for them,
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bring them back to Moonfleet Bay.
+ repeat CHORUS
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+ Many a heart is
grieving for them,
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bring
them back to Moonfleet Bay.
(Chris de Burgh)