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The Weeping Song
Nich Cave & The Bad Seeds
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Go son, go down to the water
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And see the women weeping there
Then go up into the mountains
The men, they are weeping too
Father, why are all the women weeping?
They are weeping for their men
Then why are all the men there weeping?
They are weeping back at them
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This is a weeping song
A song in which to weep
While all the men and women sleep
This is a weeping song
But I won't be weeping long
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Father, why are all the children weeping?
They are merely crying son
Oh, are they merely crying, father?
Yes, true weeping is yet... to come
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This is a weeping song
A song in which to weep
While all the men and women sleep
This is a weeping song
But I won't be weeping long
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Oh father, tell me are you weeping?
Your face seems wet to touch
Oh, then I'm so sorry, father
I never thought I hurt you so much
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This is a weeping song
A song in which to weep
While we rock ourselves to sleep
This is a weeping song
But I won't be weeping long
But I won't be weeping long
But I won't be weeping long
But I won't be weeping long
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