| 6 | G C G D G | 1 | G C G D G |
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| 7 | A pretty maid, I was employed by a goddess that I knew. | 2 | A pretty maid, I was employed by a goddess that I knew. |
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| 8 | C G D | 3 | C G D |
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| 9 | My lovely hair was long and fair; no finer tresses grew. | 4 | My lovely hair was long and fair; no finer tresses grew. |
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| 10 | G C G D G | 5 | G C G D G |
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| 11 | And so, King Neptune was entranced by my beauty and my hair. | 6 | And so, King Neptune was entranced by my beauty and my hair. |
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| 12 | C G D G | 7 | C G D G |
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| 13 | But old Neptune proved to be my ruin, for the goddess caught us there. | 8 | But old Neptune proved to be my ruin, for the goddess caught us there. |
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| 15 | | 9 | |
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| 16 | G G7 | 10 | G G7 |
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| 17 | Oh, snakes, why’d it have to be snakes? | 11 | Oh, snakes, why’d it have to be snakes? |
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| 18 | C G | 12 | C G |
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| 19 | They’re driving me quite mad, | 13 | They’re driving me quite mad, |
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| 20 | D | 14 | D |
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| 21 | For they snap and hiss and writhe and squirm – | 15 | For they snap and hiss and writhe and squirm – |
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| 22 | G D G | 16 | G D G |
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| 23 | Even toads wouldn’t be as bad. | 17 | Even toads wouldn’t be as bad. |
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| 24 | | 18 | |
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| 26 | I haven’t washed my head for years, and the itch makes me insane. | 19 | I haven’t washed my head for years, and the itch makes me insane. |
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| 27 | Is psoriasis much worse than this? The scaling is a pain. | 20 | Is psoriasis much worse than this? The scaling is a pain. |
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| 28 | And, once a year, they shed their skins. My god, they’re testy then! | 21 | And, once a year, they shed their skins. My god, they’re testy then! |
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| 29 | They bite and snatch if I try to scratch. To the curse there is no end. | 22 | They bite and snatch if I try to scratch. To the curse there is no end. |
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| 30 | | 23 | |
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| 32 | | 25 | |
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| 33 | But nighttime is the worst of it, for I cannot lie down. | 26 | But nighttime is the worst of it, for I cannot lie down. |
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| 34 | They’d all be dead if I laid my head on a pillow or the ground. | 27 | They’d all be dead if I laid my head on a pillow or the ground. |
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| 35 | And my poor back is killing me, so you mortal fools beware. | 28 | And my poor back is killing me, so you mortal fools beware. |
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| 36 | Don’t ever chance my stony glance, or my temper’s sure to flare. | 29 | Don’t ever chance my stony glance, or my temper’s sure to flare. |
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| 37 | | 30 | |
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| 38 | Oh, snakes, why’d it have to be snakes? | 31 | Oh, snakes, why’d it have to be snakes? |
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| 39 | They’re driving me quite mad, | 32 | They’re driving me quite mad, |
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| 40 | For they snap and hiss and writhe and squirm – | 33 | For they snap and hiss and writhe and squirm – |
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| 41 | Even toads wouldn’t be as bad. | 34 | Even toads wouldn’t be as bad. |
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| 42 | Even toads wouldn’t be as bad. | 35 | Even toads wouldn’t be as bad. |
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