Way over yonder    (video)    (intro)

 

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1. Way over yonder,             is a place that I know,

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    where I can find shelter, from hunger and cold.

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    And the sweet taste in good life, is so easily found,

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    way over yonder,        that’s where I’m bound.

 

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1. I know when I get there,             the first thing I’ll see

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    is the sun shining golden, shining right down on me.

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    Then trouble’s gonna lose me, worry leave me behind,

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    and I’ll stand up proudly,        in true peace of mind.

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    Takin’ ‘bout,         talkin’ ‘bout ...

 

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2. Way over yonder,         is a place I have seen,

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    in a garden of wisdom,         from some long ago dream.

 

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3. Uuh, maybe tomorrow,          I’ll find my way

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    to the land where the honey runs, in rivers each day.

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    And the sweet tasting good life, is so easily found

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    way over yonder,          that’s where I’m bound, oh,

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    way over yonder,          that’s where I’m bound.

 

(orig. = capo 1st; live = no capo)    (Carole King)