Ballad of a Fair Young Lady

[00:22.80] Oh, a fair young lady I
[00:27.93] Used to see went walking by
[00:33.17] Caught my love from happenstance
[00:38.26] Now I rarely catch a glance
[00:43.89] I wish that I had known her all the while
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[00:53.62] Well, I got my courage up
[00:58.98] On an empty coffee cup
[01:04.18] Went calling at her door
[01:08.96] She let me in at my emplore
[01:14.93] I listened as
[01:17.33] She told me of the year
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[01:25.24] When far away
[01:27.77] She lost her love so dear
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[02:06.45] She said my sweetheart in Tennessee
[02:12.19] Built a banjo just for me
[02:17.38] Made of wood as red as clay
[02:22.63] But it hurts my heart to play
[02:28.16] He's gone to find
[02:30.70] His fortune in the hills
[02:38.17] I said, "This continent's too wide
[02:43.38] For you to spend your life inside
[02:48.61] You're much to beautiful, you know
[02:53.87] To have no other place to go"
[02:59.70] She turned her back to me and walked away
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[03:10.15] I never cared for banjo anyway
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