Once Upon a Springtime

Once upon a springtime, oh, we danced a merry reel
Amidst the flowers' cheery bloom, we frolicked in the fields
With tambourines we kept the beat, and flutes bright music played
Oh what a joyous time it was, as we sang and we danced at the dawn that first day

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	Oh what a joyous time it was,
	  That golden age, our fathers' day,
	When elf and fey and all that lived,
	  Together made merry and laughed in the glade
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Once upon a summer's day, we lay under the sun
Beneath the shade of em'rald boughs, we let our fancies run
We strummed the lute and plucked the lyre, such lovely music made
Oh what a joyous time it was, as we lolled in the sun at the noon that first day

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Once upon an autumn, we threw a hearty feast
With wild abandon reveled we, to match the rowdy leaves
With fiddle and pipes we made such a tune to suit our masquerade
Oh what a joyous time it was, as we masqued and made jest in the eve that first day

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Once upon a winter's night, we set out on a hunt
With hound and spear we braved the cold, a great prize to be won
We blew the horn and banged the drum, the hunt was underway!
Oh what a joyous time it was, as we made such great sport at twilight that first day

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