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 As I walked down by the riverside

 One evening in the spring

 Heard a long gone song

 From days gone by

 Blown in on the great North wind

 Though there is no lonesome corncrake's cry

 Of sorrow and delight

 You can hear the cars

 And the shouts from bars

 And the laughter and the fights

 May the ghosts that howled

 Round the house at night

 Never keep you from your sleep

 May they all sleep tight

 Down in hell tonight

 Or wherever they may be

 As I walked on with a heavy heart

 Then a stone danced on the tide

 And the song went on

 Though the lights were gone

 And the North wind gently sighed

 And an evening breeze coming from the East

 That kissed the riverside

 So I pray now child that you sleep tonight

 When you hear this lullaby

 May the wind that blows from haunted graves

 Never bring you misery

 May the angels bright

 Watch you tonight

 And keep you while you sleep