Longing For Old Virginia

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    'Mid the green fields of Virginia, dear I met you, 
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    where the roses red and white around us grew. 
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    When I held you in my arms and gently kissed you, 
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    the robins sang the sweetest song we knew. 

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I am longing for old Virginia, for old Virginia and you, 
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and I'm hoping the soul within you is longing for me too. 
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To Virginia, just like the ivy, my heart clings ever true, 
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and I reckon in the spring I'll bring a little ring to old Virginia and you. 

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    Though tonight I'm far from you and old Virginia, 
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    I love you as I did that day in June. 
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    And when springtime comes again to old Virginia, 
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    I'll build a little cottage just for two. 

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I am longing for old Virginia, for old Virginia and you, 
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and I'm hoping the soul within you is longing for me too. 
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To Virginia, just like the ivy, my heart clings ever true, 
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and I reckon in the spring I'll bring a little ring to old Virginia and you. 

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