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1. Well, I wish I was an apple, hangin' on a tree,
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and every time my Cindy passed, she'd take a little bite of me.
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Get along home, Cindy, Cindy, get along home,
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get along home, Cindy, Cindy, I'll marry you one day.
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2. Well, Cindy is my honey, the sweetest in the south,
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when we kissed, the bees would all swarm around her mouth.
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Get along home, Cindy, Cindy, get along home,
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get along home, Cindy, Cindy, I'll marry you some day.
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3. Well, I wish I had a needle and thread, fine as I could sow,
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I'd sow my Cindy to my side and down the road I'd go.
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Get along home, Cindy, Cindy, get along home,
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get along home, Cindy, Cindy, I'll marry you one day.
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4. Well, Cindy got religion, she's had it once before,
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she grabbed my ole banjo, man, and threw it on the floor.
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Get along home, Cindy, Cindy, get along home,
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get along home, Cindy, Cindy, I'll marry you one day.
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5. Well, it's apples in the summer time, peaches in the fall,
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if I can't have the gal I want, I won't have none at all.
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Get along home, Cindy, Cindy, get along home,
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get along home, Cindy, Cindy, I'll marry you one day.
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6. Cindy hugged and kissed me, she hung her head and cried,
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I swore she was the prettiest thing that ever lived or died.
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Get along home, Cindy, Cindy, get along home,
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get along home, Cindy, Cindy, I'll marry you one day.
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I’ll marry you one day. I’ll marry you one day.
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