Suvla Bay
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In an old Australian homestead
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With the roses 'round the door
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A girl received a letter
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'Twas a message from the war
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With her mother's arms around her
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She gave way to so-obs and sighs
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And as she read this letter
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The tears came to her eyes
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Why do I weep, why do I pray
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My love's asleep so far away
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He played his part that April day
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And now he sleeps... on Suvla Bay
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She joined a band of sisters
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On the little cross of red
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To do her noble duty
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To her lover who now lay dead
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Many others came to woo her
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But was sadly turned away
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As she told them her sad story
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Of her love on Suvla Bay
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Why do I weep, why do I pray
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My love's asleep so far away
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He played his part that April day
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And now he sleeps... on Suvla Bay
