Lili Marlene

Verse:
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Underneath the lamplight
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By the garden gate
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Darling I remember
    A
The way you used to wait
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'Twas there that you whispered tenderly
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That you loved me
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You'd always be
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My Lili of the lamplight
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My own Lili Marlene

Verse:
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Time would come for roll call
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Time for us to part
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Darling I'd caress you
    A
And press you to my heart
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And there neath that far off lantern light
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I'd hold you tight
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We'd kiss good night
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My Lili of the lamplight
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My own Lili Marlene

Verse:
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Orders came for sailing
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Somewhere over there
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All confined to barracks
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'Twas more than I could bear
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I knew you were waiting in the street
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I heard your feet
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But could not meet
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My Lili of the lamplight
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My own Lili Marlene

Verse:
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Resting in our billet
E
Just behind the line
E7
Even though we're parted
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Your lips are close to mine
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You wait where that lantern softly gleamed
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Your sweet face seems
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To haunt my dreams
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My Lili of the lamplight
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My own Lili Marlene
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My Lili of the lamplight
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My own Lili Marlene
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