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Artist: Greg Brown
Canonical path: /greg-brown/on-new-year-s-day
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On New Year's Day
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On New Year's Day
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Met a coffin
In the night
On New Year's day
Hum a jazz song
And turn away
They said it was a young man
On his way
To the grave
Hum a jazz song
And turn away.
There was no lover
In his wake
On New Year's day
To hum a jazz song, hum a glad song, a love song
And turn away
So spread out woman
Wide as the fields
On New Year's day
Hum a jazz song, a love song, a glad song
We'll roll away.
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