Archibald MacLeish The End of the World Antony Allen
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tween his great and se -cond toe, And Ralph
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Vas - se -rot toe, Vas - se -rot toe, And Ralph the li -on
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toe, Vas -se -rot toe, Vas -se -rot toe, And Ralph the li -on
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the li - on the li - on was en- gaged in bi - ting
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drum Poin - ted, and Tee -ny was a -bout to cough ïn Waltz - time
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Off And there, there o- ver - head, there, there hung- o - ver Those
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top blew Off head ver Those
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top blew Off And there, there o- ver - head, ver Those
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Those thou - sands of white fa- ces, those dazed eyes
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thou - sands of whi - - - te those
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thou - sands of whi - - - te those da - zed eyes
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there in the star - less dark,
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eyes those da - zed eyes star - less dark
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the poise, the ho - ver vast wings a - cross the can - celled
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the poise, There with vas - t wings
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the poise, wings
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the poise, There with vas - t wings
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the poise, wings
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skies There in the sud -den black - ness the black pall
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