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[Verse 1]
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Sonny lives on a farm, in a wide open space
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Take off your shoes, Stay out of the race
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Lay down your head, with a soft river bed
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Sonny always remembers, the words mamma said

[Chorus]
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Sonny don’t go away, I’m here all alone
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Your daddy’s a sailor, never comes home
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Nights are so long, silence goes on
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I’m feeling so tired, I’m not all that strong

[Verse 2]
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Sonny works on the land, though he’s barely a man
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There’s not much to do, but he does what he can
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Sits by his window, in his room by the stairs
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Watching the waves, drifting soft on the pier

[Chorus]
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Sonny don’t go away, I’m here all alone
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Your daddy’s a sailor, never comes home
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Nights are so long, silence goes on
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I’m feeling so tired, I’m not all that strong

[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
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Many years have rolled on, sonny’s old and alone
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His daddy’s a sailor, never came home
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Sometimes he wonders, what his life might have been
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Still, from the grave, mamma’s voice haunts his dreams

[Chorus]
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Sonny don’t go away, I’m here all alone
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Your daddy’s a sailor, never comes home
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Nights are so long, silence goes on
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I’m feeling so tired, I’m not all that strong

[Outro]
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Sonny don’t go away