1 Then flow ye gentle winds of the ocean
Then `` `` `` `` `` `` sea
Then `` `` `` `` ocean
Bring back my lover to me
Cho here
x2x Sometimes I live in the city
3 `` `` town
`` I’m almost persuaded
To jump in the river & drown
Cho here -----
x3x 2 Last nite when I lay on my pillow
`` `` `` `` `` `` bed
`` `` `` `` `` `` pillow
I dreamed my lover was dead
Cho-----:
Oh rock me in the cradle all the day
`` `` `` `` `` `` `` `` `` day
`` `` `` `` `` `` `` `` ``
Bring back my lover to me
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