The girl with April in her eyes
1. There once was a
King, who called for the Spring,
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for his world was
still covered in snow.
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But the Spring had
not been, for he was wicked and mean,
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in his
winter-fields nothing would grow.
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And when a traveller called seeking help at
the court,
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only food and a
bed for the night, he ordered his slave to turn her away,
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the girl with
April in her e y
e s, e
y e s.
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Oh, oh, on and on she goes,
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through the
winter's night, the wild wind and the snow.
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Ai, ai, on and on
she rides, someone help the girl with April in her eyes.
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2. She walked through
the night till she came to the light,
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of a humble man's
home in the woods.
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He brought her inside, by the firelight she
died,
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and he buried her
gently and good.
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Oh the morning was bright,
all the world was snow-white,
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but when he came
to the place where she lay.
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His field was ablaze with flowers on the
grave,
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of the girl with
April in her e y
e s, e
y e s.
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Oh, oh, oh, on and on she goes,
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through the
winter's night, the wild wind and the snow.
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Ai, ai, on and on
she flies, she is gone, the girl with April in her eyes,
e y
e s, e
y e s.
(Chris de Burgh)