Ballad Of Annie Palmer

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[Verse 1]

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On the island of Jamaica quite a long long time ago
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At Rose Hall plantation where the ocean breezes blow
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Lived a girl named Annie Palmer, the mistress of the place
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And the slaves all lived in fear to see a frown on Annie's face


[Chorus]

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Where's your husband Annie, where's number two and three
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Are they sleeping 'neath the palms beside the Caribbean sea
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At night I hear you riding and I hear your lovers call
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And I still can feel your presence 'round the great house at Rose Hall


[Instrumental]

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[Verse 2]

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Well, if you should ever go to see the great house at Rose Hall
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There's expensive chairs and china and great paintings on the wall
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They'll show you Annie's sitting room and the whipping post outside
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But they won't let you see the room where Annie's husbands died


[Chorus]

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Where's your husband Annie, where's number two and three
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Are they sleeping 'neath the palms beside the Caribbean sea
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At night I hear you riding and I hear your lovers call
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And I still can feel your presence 'round the great house at Rose Hall