Key: F major
Verse 1
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Once upon
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a time in a kingdom ill-defined
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ways on his throne
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And he cast aside the thoughts
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of his princess long and lost
And decided he'd live prin
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cipally alone
Verse 2
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bling blocks and bricks
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tears and other tricks
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he forgot to build the gate
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So he had to build a catapult just to knock
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the wall away
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Verse 3
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And he'd venture out at night,
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bejeweled and erudite
And he'd ride from town to town
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and farm to farm
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And he'd laugh at all the sheep and at the com
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pany they keep
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and the barns
Verse 4
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Until he'd find a proper damsel, then he'd play
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and a promise on a stick
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then he'd fall upon the dawn
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And he'd close his eyes to hers and then just dream
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that she was gone
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Verse 5
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So he swore upon the crown that he'd melt
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desire down
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But he still could hear the sound
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of the rain upon the ground
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the sky
Verse 6
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they each took turns upon their knees
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And how the â??Take me if you dare toâ?? turned
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to â??Thank you if you pleaseâ??
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And how the nectar in the flowers
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and how the flowers on the vine
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They'd turn his blood from fever into honey-juice
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and an d wine
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Verse 7
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And he knew that it was true,
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in the crumbs that nature threw
And that ever-after always always
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ends the tale
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And that somewhere in disguise there was a
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girl with lantern eyes
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with detail
Verse 8
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another down
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from his castle into town
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But if you go there please be careful,
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and if you leave there please be quick
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'Cause he'll rob your eyes of color and your bones
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to make more bricks
Outro 1
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