Key: Ab major
Verse 1
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Once I had a sprig of thyme,
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F#m
It blossomed by night and by day,
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Till a false young man came
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Am
according to me,
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And he stole all my thyme away.
For time, it is a precious thing
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And time, it will grow on
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An d time, it'll bring all things to an end
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The gardener was standing by,
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I asked him to choose for me.
Well he chose me the lily,
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Am
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Because it fades so soon
Oh, the lily and the pink
I fairly overlooked
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And I vowed I would wait till June,
oh till June
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C
I vowed I would wait till June,
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for in June there grows a red, red rose.
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And that is the flower for me
And it's of dimes I've plucked
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Till I gain the willow tree
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And the willow tree will twine,
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Em
Who once stole the heart of mine.
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G
Well, it's very nice a -drinking ale
How I wish that I was sitting
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in that young man's arms
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Who once held this heart of mine
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