Lavender's Blue Tabulatur von Burl Ives (für Baryton)

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Lavender's blue, dilly dilly, lavender's green,
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When I am king, dilly, dilly, you shall be queen.
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Who told you so, dilly, dilly, who told you so?
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'Twas my own heart, dilly, dilly, that told me so.
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Call up your men, dilly, dilly, set them to work
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Some with a rake, dilly, dilly, some with a fork.
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Some to make hay, dilly, dilly, some to thresh corn.
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While you and I, dilly, dilly, keep ourselves warm.
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Lavender's green, dilly, dilly, Lavender's blue,
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If you love me, dilly, dilly, I will love you.
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Let the birds sing, dilly, dilly, And the lambs play;
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We shall be safe, dilly, dilly, out of harm's way.
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I love to dance, dilly, dilly, I love to sing;
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When I am queen, dilly, dilly, You'll be my king.
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Who told me so, dilly, dilly, Who told me so?
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I told myself, dilly, dilly, I told me so.