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Tell My Sister

2011

Dancer With Bruised Knees

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When I first knew her she was a dancer
She'd leap (confidently)
Knowing that should she fall
It would be into the arms of her partner
She never failed to get a curtain call
For years we had been one with the stars
A Pas de Deux of reknown
I'd leap and he'd catch me on the fly
And gently he'd put me down
The heights that I reached were dangerous
And I saw my partner strain
And felt when I had landed
His strength was on the wane
Back before my knees were blue
Backs broke bending in a step for two
For years we had been one with the stars
A Pas de Deux of reknown
I'd leap and he'd catch me on the fly
But once I came crashing down
Now I'm a weaver
Wall-hangings if you please
In everyone I feature
A dancer with bruised knees
Doop do.....

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Anna McGarrigle

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Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing

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Tell My Sister

2011

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Kiss and Say Goodbye

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My Town

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Blues in D

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Heart Like a Wheel

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Foolish You

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(Talk to Me Of) Mendocino

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Complainte pour Ste Catherine

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Tell My Sister

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Swimming Song

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Jigsaw Puzzle of Life

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Go Leave

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Travelling on for Jesus (Remastered)

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No Biscuit Blues (Remastered)

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First Born

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Blanche Comme la Neige (Remastered)

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Perrine Était Servante (Remastered)

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Be My Baby (Remastered)

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Walking Song (Remastered)

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Naufragée du Tendre (Shipwrecked) [Remastered]

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Hommage à Grungie (Remastered)

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Kitty Come Home (Remastered)

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Come a Long Way

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The Work Song

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Jigsaw Puzzle of Life

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Saratoga Summer Song

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Annie

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On My Way to Town

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Roses Blanches

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Heart Like a Wheel

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Kiss and Say Goodbye

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Southern Boys (1971 version, NYC)

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Willie Moore

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Oliver, Remember Me?

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My Town

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Blues in E

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Walking Song (1971 version, NYC)

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Tell My Sister

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Over the Hill

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Come a Long Way

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Heart Like a Wheel

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