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Lost In The Harbour

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Lost In The Harbour

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Over here the ladies all want sweet perfume

But there's never a rose

And over the roses are frightened to bloom

So they never can grow

And over here they need wool

For weaving their baby's new clothes

But nobody has any wool

And the sheep are all lost in the harbour

Lost in the harbour

And over here they want diamonds to wear

But there aren't any here

And over there everyone's hiding their tears

But they're crying inside

And the wall won't come down

Till they're no longer afraid of themselves

And if you don't believe me ask yourselves

And then I can come down to the harbour

Down to the harbour

And then I will fill the ocean back up with my tears

I still have a couple more years

And then I can come back to the harbour

Down to the harbour

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