At the Clear Spring
At the clear spring,
As I was strolling by,
I found the water so nice
That I went in to bathe.
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It's so long I've been loving you,
That I'll never forget you.
Under an oak tree,
I dried myself.
On the highest branch
A nightingale was singing.
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Sing, nightingale, sing,
Your heart is so happy.
Your heart feels like laughing,
Mine feels like weeping.
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I lost my beloved
Without deserving it
Over a bouquet of roses
That I refused to give her.
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I wanted the rose
To stay on the rosebush,
And for my sweet love
To be still loving me.
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