Karan Casey - Ae Fond Kiss

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[Verse]
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Ae fond kiss and then we sever
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Ae farewell, alas, forever
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Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee
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Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee

[Verse]
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Who's to say that fortune grieves him
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While the star of hope she leaves him?
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Me, no cheerful twinkle lights me
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Dark despair around benights me

[Verse]
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I'll ne'er blame my partial fancy
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Nothing could resist my Nancy
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But to see her was to love her
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Love but her and love forever

[Verse]
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Had we never loved so kindly
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Had we never loved so blindly
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Never met or never parted
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We'd ne'er been so broken-hearted

[Instrumental]
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[Verse]
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Fare thee well, thou first and fairest
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Fare thee well, thou best and dearest
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Thine be ilka joy and treasure
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Peace, enjoyment, love and pleasure

[Verse]
                         Em
Ae fond kiss and then we sever
C             D       G
Ae farewell, alas, forever
C                   Em
Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee
G                             C    G
Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee