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Hear that lone-some whip-poor-will,
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he sounds too blue to fly.
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The mid-night train is whin-ing low,
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I'm so lone-some I cou-ld cry.
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I've nev-er seen a night so long
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when time goes crawl-ing by.
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The moon just went be-hind a cloud
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t-o hide its face an-d cry.
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Sleep, my child, and peace at-tend thee
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All thro' the night:
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Guard-ian an-gels God will tend thee
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All thro's the night,
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Soft the drow-sy hours are creep-ing,
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Hill and vale in slum-ber sleep-ing,
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Love a-lone his watch is keep-ing,
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All thro' the night.