| We were standing
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| Standing by peaceful waters
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| Standing by peaceful waters
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| Whoa wah oh wha oh Whoa wah oh wha oh Many years ago along the illinois-wisconsin border
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| There was this indian tribe
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| They found two babies in the woods
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| White babies
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| One of them was named elizabeth
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| She was the fairer of the two
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| While the smaller and more fragile one was named marie
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| Having never seen white girls before
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| And living on the two lakes known as the twin lakes
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| They named the larger and more beautiful lake, lake elizabeth
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| And thus the smaller lake that was hidden from the highway
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| Became known forever as lake marie
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| Repeat chorus:
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| Many years later I found myself talking to this girl
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| Who was standing there with her back turned to lake marie
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| The wind was blowing especially through her hair
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| There was four italian sausages cooking on the outdoor grill
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| And man, they was ssssssssizzlin
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| Many years later we found ourselves in canada
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| Trying to save our marriage and perhaps catch a few fish
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| Whatever seemed easier
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| That night she fell asleep in my arms
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| Humming the tune to «louie louie
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| Aah baby, we gotta go now.
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| Repeat chorus:
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| The dogs were barking as the cars were parking
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| The loan sharks were sharking the narcs were narcing
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| Practically everyone was there
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| In the parking lot by the forest preserve
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| The police had found two bodies
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| Nay, naked bodies
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| Their faces had been horribly disfigured by some sharp object
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| Saw it on the news on the tv news in a black and white video
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| You know what blood looks like in a black and white video?
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| Shadows, shadows thats exactly what it looks like
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| All the love we shared between her and me was slammed
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| Slammed up against the banks of old lake marie, marie
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| We were standing
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| Standing by peaceful waters
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| Standing by peaceful waters
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| Whoa wah oh wha oh Whoa wah oh wha oh Whoa wah oh wha oh Whoa wah oh wha oh Standing by peaceful waters
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| Peaceful waters
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| Standing by peaceful waters
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| Peaceful waters
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| Standing by peaceful waters
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| Peaceful waters
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| Standing by peaceful waters
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| Peaceful waters
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| Aah baby, we gotta go now |