Oh I once met a girl in a tiny town

Where the winter’s cold and long

She was just nineteen too young to wed

But her heart was pure and strong

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She was quick and pretty smart as a whip

Though her style was a little bit wild

I wanted to hold her oh so close

Everytime she smiled

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Oh she said you’re nice to be with

And you never tell me lies

And I loved that girl with all my heart

When I looked in her deep brown eyes

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I wished that all her loving charm

Could shine throughout the world

That her love would flow like the breezes blow

On a flag that’s fresh unfurled

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And I knew if I truly loved her so

Though I be a fool in love

That she’d grow strong and beautiful

And someday fly like a dove

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Her fingers long and slender smooth

Were the pride of her gorgeous hands

They begged the grace of a diamond ring

Not seen in prairie lands

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So I worked long days and I worked long nights

Of her virtues I did sing

Oh it’s true we see what we with to 

But I bought that diamond ring

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Oh you never know what love can do

When it gets inside your soul

A carpet’s rolled and the stage is set

When lovers play their role

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For giving love and receiving love

Is the special gift of ours

And who knows where it’ll lead us to

If this love never sours

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Oh she said you’re nice to be with

And you never tell me lies

And I loved that girl with all my heart

When I looked in her deep brown eyes

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