A-round the corner, ooh-ooh,
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Beneath the berry tree
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A-long the footpath, behind the bush
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Looking for Henry Lee.
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A-round the corner, ooh-ooh,
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Beneath the berry tree
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A-long the footpath, behind the bush
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Looking for Henry Lee.
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(A-round the corner ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh)
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Tonight all the folks will cut the corn
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(Cut the corn)
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Tonight I’ll be glad that I was born
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(I was born)
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For my Henry Lee I’ll see
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He’ll be cuttin' corn with me
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And we’ll meet 'neath the bitter berry tree
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A-round the corner, ooh-ooh,
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Beneath the berry tree
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A-long the footpath, behind the bush
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Looking for Henry Lee.
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(A-round the corner ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh)
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Tonight all the stars are shining bright
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(Shining Bright)
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Tonight all the cornfields are a sight
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(Are a Sight)
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I have reached the meeting spot
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But my Henry Lee has not
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And I wonder can it be that he forgot
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A-round the corner, ooh-ooh,
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Beneath the berry tree
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A-long the footpath, behind the bush
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Looking for Henry Lee.
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(A-round the corner ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh)
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Tonight as the moon begins to sink
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(Begins to sink)
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Tonight there are footsteps that I think
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(Which I think)
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Will at last bring him to me
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My beloved Henry Lee
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But I don’t see why so late he has to be
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Oh Henry Lee why did you make me wait
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(Make me wait)
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I’m late 'cos I had another date
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(Another date)
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It was plain for me to see
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He’d been keepin' company
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With another girl beneath another tree
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A-round the corner, ooh-ooh,
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Beneath the berry tree
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Here on the footpath, behind the bush
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Looking for Henry Lee.
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(A-round the corner ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh)
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I told my Henry Lee to go away
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(Far away)
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But now I’m sad because he didn’t stay
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(Didn't stay)
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And tonight in case that he
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Might come searchin' round for me
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I’ll be sittin' 'neath the bitter berry tree.
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A-round the corner, ooh-ooh,
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Beneath the berry tree
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Here on the footpath, behind the bush
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Looking for Henry Lee. |