O Maria

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Show me your stripes said the zebra to 
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The wicked spider in the morning dew 
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I will provide for you shelter and wine 
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If you can prove that you are of my kind 

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O ho Maria! 
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I'd break my wooden bones for you 
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You took my crystal heart 
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And shook it through and through 
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O ho Maria! 
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You broke my brittle bones in two 
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You shook your silver hair 
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And sent me to the moon 


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And then the spider turned onto its back 
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Displayed the colors in three neat tracks 
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And said, when we go 
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We go alone 


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And so they crossed the windy field 
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The spider provided by the zebra's heels 
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And every bird from above did cry 
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You will be bitten boy and you'll surely die 

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We may be different 
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Two sides of the same fence 
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You bring your elegance 
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And me my dumb strength 


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You were so kind to me 
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Beneath the willow trees 
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You took my hand in yours 
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And I got down on my knees 

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They said I couldn't see it clear 
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They said that it would disappear 
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But when they came and sang their sermon 
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It fell upon deaf ears 

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Because I see but I cannot hear 
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And I feel but I cannot fear 
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And I know you to be true 
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When I saw you first come near 

Chorus 

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