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Artist: Bert Jansch
Canonical path: /bert-jansch/wishing-well
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Wishing Well
Read Wishing Well lyrics by Bert Jansch on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Wishing Well
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Wishing Well
Wilt thou water
Hide my burden
Until I return,
Return this way again.
I will plant
Red, red flowers
Around your wall.
When that wind
Blows pebbles unto the water.
Wishing Well
Wilt thou water
Hide my burden
Until I return,
Return this way again.
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Bert Jansch performs "Wishing Well", and this lyric page sits inside the Bert Jansch catalog on LyroVerse.
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