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Artist: The Decemberists
Canonical path: /the-decemberists/the-crane-wife-3
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The Crane Wife 3
Read The Crane Wife 3 lyrics by The Decemberists on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The Crane Wife 3
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And under the boughs unbowed
All clothed in a snowy shroud
She had no heart so hardened
All under the boughs unbowed
Each feather it fell from skin
'Till thread bare while she grew thin
How were my eyes so blinded?
Each feather it fell from skin
And I will hang my head, hang my head low
And I will hang my head, hang my head low
A gray sky, a bitter sting
A rain cloud, a crane on wing
All out beyond horizon
A grey sky, a bitter sting
And I will hang my head, hang my head low
And I will hang my head, hang my head low
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