My mother told me

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My mother told me 
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someday I would buy 
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galley with good oars 
E               Am 
sail to distant shores 
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stand up on the prow 
E              Am 
noble barque I steer 
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steady course to the haven 
E        Am 
hew many foe-men 
E        Am 
hew many foe-men