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Merrylands... where I live
I gave it the light from the candle of my life
The light that illuminates its nights
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I came to it when I was a young man
His laughter was like birds
flying over its streets
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I built my house until it became
A shrine for words and poetry
And you wonder how it gathered
All those glories
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I lived there for fifty years
She embraced me and her hands were my bed
And I plucked love from her blessed tree
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God made me love it
I like the tone of her voice
When she calls me: My son
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Merrylands... I consider it like my mother
Her love runs through my blood
It has become a Famous song
I sewed its letters on my lips
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