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Here is a poem that my lady sent down 
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Some morning while I was away 
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Wrote on the back of a leaf that she found 
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Somewhere around Monterey 
 
 
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And here is the key to a house far away 
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Where I used to live as a child 
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They tore down the building when I moved away
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And left the key unreconciled 
 
 
CHORUS:
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And down in the canyon the smoke starts to rise 
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It rides on the wind 'til it reaches your eyes 
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When faced with the past the strongest man cries  -  Cries 
 
 
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CHORUS:
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And down in the canyon the smoke starts to rise 
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It rides on the wind 'til it reaches your eyes 
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When faced with the past the strongest man cries  -  Cries
 
 
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And here is a sunrise to set on your sill 
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The ghosts of the dawn moving near 
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They pass through your sorrow and leave you quite still
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Sitting among souvenirs
 
 
OUTRO: (## Do do do to the Verse tune - fade to end ##)
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Do do do do do, etc. etc. etc.
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