The silver swan

Orlando Gibbons
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The sil - ver swan, who liv - ing had no note, When death ap - proached un -

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The sil - ver swan, who liv - ing had no note, When death approached un - locked her

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The sil - ver swan, who liv - ing had no note, When death approached un -

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The sil - ver swan, who liv - ing had no note, When death ap - proached un - locked her

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locked her si - lent throat; Lean - ing her breast a - gainst the reed - y shore, Thus

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si - lent throat; Lean - ing her breast a - gainst the reed - y shore, Thus sung her first and
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 locked her si -lent throat;
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Lean - ing her breast a - gainst the reed - y shore, Thus sung her first

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locked her si -lent throat; A - gainst the reed - y shore, Thus sung her first and last, and

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si - lent, si -lent throat; Lean - ing her breast a - gainst the reed - y shore, Thus sung her

Edition Copyright © 2012 Gary D. Cannon

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sung her first and last, and sung no more: Fare - well, all joys; O

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and last, and sung no more: Fare - well, all joys; O death, come

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sung no more, and sung no more: Fare - well, all joys; O death,

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first and last, and sung no more: Fare - well, all joys; O death, come close mine

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death, come close mine eyes; More geese than swans now live, more fools than wise.

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eyes; More geese than swans now live, more fools than wise, than wise.

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 close mine eyes;

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More geese than swans now live, more fools than wise.
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come close mine eyes; More geese than swans now live, more fools than wise.

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eyes; More geese than swans now live, more fools than wise.