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FOLK SONG (LIVELY, HUMOROUS, STILL HALF SAD)

I ONCE LOVED A GIRL,
FOR MORE THAN HALF A YEAR,
THOUGH I HAD TO DROP HER,
BECAUSE OF HOW THE PEOPLE TALKED.

CHORUS:
BAM, BAM-TARA, RA BAM-BAM,
TA RA RA BAM-BAM, TA-RA-RA-BAM-BAM-BAM.
IT'S EASIER TO HAUL LOADS OF WATER,
UP THE STEEPEST HILL,
THAN TO DROP A GIRL,
THAT YOU HAVE LOVED SO LONG

CHORUS
I WAS WALKING THROUGH A BACKYARD,
PAST THE RUE GARDEN,
WHEN I SAW MY LOVED ONE,
WRITING ME A LETTER.

CHORUS

Where learned: DETROIT

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Love

Date learned: 02-17-1971

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