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And here I sit with a tear in my eye,
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the waters of Tyne in between you and I
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And here I sit with a tear in my eye,
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the waters of Tyne in between you and I

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As a child I dreamed of her, on the far banks of the river
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I knew she could not be reached, for my mind was forever wondering
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Far above his head, as he tried his best to teach me
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The river was muddy and black, black as the coal she carried
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Impossible to cross, many men had tried
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The old sailor told me, another life is lost