Eden Ahbez

(1908-1995)

Nature Boy

There was

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a boy,

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a ve

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ry- strange en chant

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- ed- boy,

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they say he

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wan dered-

ver

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y- far,

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ver

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y- far,

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o

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ver- land

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and sea.

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A

lit

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tle- shy and sad

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of eye, but

ver

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y- wise was he.

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And

then

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one day,

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one mag

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ic- day he came

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my way,

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and as

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we spoke of

man

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y- things,

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fools

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and kings,

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this

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he said

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to me:

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the

great

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est- thing you'll ev

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er- learn

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is

just

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to love and be

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loved in re turn.

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