Eli, the Barrow Boy by The Decemberists

Intro

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Verse 1

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                    Eli the barrowboy 
                  
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                    of the 
                  
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                    old town 
                  
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                    Sells coal and marigolds 
                  
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                    and he 
                  
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                    cries out
                  
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                    All down the 
                  
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                    day 
                  
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                    Below the tamaracks 
                  
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                    he is 
                  
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                    crying 
                  
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                    Corncobs and candlewax 
                  
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                    for the 
                  
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                    buying
                  
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                    All down the 
                  
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                    day 
                  
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Chorus 1

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                    Would I could afford to buy my love a 
                  
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                    fine robe
                  
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                    Made of gold and silk Arabian 
                  
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                    thread
                  
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                    She is dead and gone and lying in a 
                  
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                    pine grove
                  
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                    I must push my barrow all the 
                  
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                    day
                  
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                    I must push my barrow all the 
                  
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                    day 
                  
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Interlude

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Verse 2

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                    Eli the barrowboy 
                  
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                    when they 
                  
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                    found him 
                  
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                    Dressed all in corduroy, 
                  
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                    he had 
                  
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                    drowned in
                  
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                    river down the 
                  
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                    way 
                  
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                    They lay his body down 
                  
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                    in a 
                  
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                    churchyard 
                  
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                    But still when the moon is out 
                  
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                    with his 
                  
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                    pushcart
                  
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                    calls down the 
                  
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                    day 
                  
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Chorus 2

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                    Would I could afford to buy my love a 
                  
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                    fine gown
                  
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                    Made of gold and silk Arabian 
                  
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                    thread
                  
                    But 
                  
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                    I am dead and gone and lying in a 
                  
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                    church ground
                  
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                    still I push my barrow all the 
                  
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                    day
                  
                    But 
                  
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                    still I push my barrow all the 
                  
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                    day 
                  
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