The Song of Purple Summer

Verse 1
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And all shall fade the flowers of spring The
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world and all the sor - row at the heart of ev -'ry - thing. But still it stays,
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the but - ter - fly sings and o - pens pur - ple sum - mer with the flut -

9 Chorus
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ter of its wings. The earth will wave with corn,

the gray - fly choir will

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The earth will wave with corn, the gray - fly choir will

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mourn,

and mares will neigh with stal -lions that they mate, foals they've borne.

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mourn, and mares will neigh with stal - lions that they mate, foals they've borne.

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And all shall know the won - der of pur - ple sum

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And all shall know the won - der of pur - ple sum
Verse 2
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mer. And yet I wait
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And yet I wait
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mer. And yet I wait
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The swal - low brings a song too hard to fol - low
that no -
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The swal - low brings

fol - low that no-
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The swal - low brings a song too hard to fol - low that no -
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one else can sing The fen - ces sway
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- one else can sing. The fen - ces sway

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one else can sing. The fen - ces sway

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the por - ches swing The clouds be -gin to thun - der crick -ets wan

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the por - ches swing to thun - der crick - ets wan

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the por - ches swing The clouds be - gin to thun - der crick - ets wan -

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- der mur -mur - ing will wave with corn.

The Earth The
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- der mur - mur - ing

The Earth will wave with corn.
The
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der mur - mur - ing. Earth will wave with corn.
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gray - fly choir will mourn.

And mares will neigh with
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gray - fly choir will mourn.

And mares will neigh with
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Gray - fly choir will mourn. Mares will neigh with

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stal -lions that they mate , foals they've borne.

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stal - lions that they mate, foals they've borne. And
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stal - lions that they mate, foals they've borne.

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All shall know the won - der, I will sing the song

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all shall know the won - der, I will sing the song
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All shall know the won - der, I will sing the song

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of pur- ple sum -mer. All shall know the won - der,

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of pur - ple sum- mer. All shall know the won - der,
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of pur ple sum- mer. All shall know the won - der,
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I will sing the song of pur - ple sum -mer. All shall know the won

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I will sing the song of pur - ple sum- mer. All shall know the won
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I will sing the song of pur - ple sum- mer. All shall know the won

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der of pur - ple sum - mer.
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der pur - ple sum - mer.
of

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der of pur - ple sum - mer.