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Artist: Ralph Stanley
Canonical path: /ralph-stanley/hemlocks-and-primroses
Related lyric paths: 6
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Hemlocks and Primroses
Read Hemlocks and Primroses lyrics by Ralph Stanley on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Hemlocks and Primroses
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Thinking of you while out for a ramble
Down by a cold frosty stream
Set down on a bed of hemlocks and primroses
And gently I fell into a dream
I dreamed I saw a pretty fair maiden
Such beauty I'd never saw before
Her dress was bound round with hemlocks and primroses
So green was the mantel she wore
Her hair was of a dark brown color
Her teeth was as ivory so white
Her eyes they shined like sparking diamonds
Or stars than shine on a cold frosty night
I drew her near then I awakened
With two empty arms and you on my mind
Heaven seemed so near while I was dreaming
It hurts to know you left me behind
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