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Artist: Devendra Banhart
Canonical path: /devendra-banhart/the-spirit-is-near
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The Spirit Is Near
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The Spirit Is Near
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Christmas is here, all the leaves are jumping
When will they learn, the spirit is near
All the trees are dancing, ready to burn
The spirit is near, all the roots are singing
What will they learn, they're ready to turn
My father would say certainly lovely weather, I do recall
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Devendra Banhart performs "The Spirit Is Near", and this lyric page sits inside the Devendra Banhart catalog on LyroVerse.
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