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Marigolds are very much in love

 But he doesn't mind

Picking up sister he makes his way to the see-saw land

 All the way up she smiles

She goes up as he goes down, down

Sits on a stick in the river

 Laughter in his sleep

Sister's throwing stones

Hoping for a hit

 He doesn't know

 So then

She goes up while he goes down, down

 Another time, another day

A brother's way to leave

Another time, another day

She'll be selling plastic flowers on a Sunday afternoon

Picking up weeds

 She hasn't got the time to care

 All can see he's not there

She grows up for another man,

 And he's down

 Another time, another day

A brother's way to leave

Another time, another day

 Another time, another day

A brother's way to leave