Page type: lyric reference
Artist: The Byrds
Canonical path: /byrds/oil-in-my-lamp
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Oil In My Lamp
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Oil In My Lamp
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Give me oil in my lamp
Keep me burning burning burnin
Give me oil in my lamp as i pray
Give me oil in my lamp
Keep me burnin', burnin', burnin'
Keep me burnin' till i burn away
Sing oh sinner, sing oh sinner
Sing oh sinner to the king
Sing oh sinner, sing oh sinner
Sing oh sinner to the king
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