A Fairy Story

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[Verse 1]
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In the days of old, in a kingdom bold, there lived a fearsome dragon
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And the king he was in great distress, and the countries spirites flagoned
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Until one day there came a knight, he was handsome, bold, and charming
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And he slew the dragon with his sword and a smile that is so disarming

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With a hey and a ho, and a hey nanny no, a smile that is so disarming


[Verse 2]
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Said the king, "I wish to know your name." But the knight said, "Do not bother."
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"For the name of a knight in the realm," said he, "is the same as any other."
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Said the king, "Tonight in my daughters bed you shall take your leisure,
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And she will reward you for your deed with a night of exhausting pleasure."

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With a hey and a ho, and a hey nanny no, a night of exhausting pleasure


[Verse 3]
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One daughter she had raven hair, a maiden young and chaste
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And she slept all night in the pale moonlight, naked to the waist
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The other daughter she was fair, the fairest in the town
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And she slept all night in the pale moonlight naked from her small waist down

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With a hey and a ho, and a hey nanny no, naked from her small waist down


[Verse 4]
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Well the knight did spend many an hour behind the castle walls
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But the ending to my story here isn't what it seems at all
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For in neither bed, of either daughter, was he repaid for his glory
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But he spend all night with the king instead for this is a fairy story

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With a hey and a ho, and a hey nanny no, for this is a fairy story