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E Oh the Easter snow, G
A E It is faded away, C G
E It was so rare and so beautiful,
G
A B7 E Now it’s melted back into the
clay. C D7 G
A E Those days will be remembered, C G
A E Beyond out in the Naul, C G
A E Listening to the master’s notes,
C G
A B7 As gently they did fall. C D7
E Oh . . . . the music, G
A E As Seamus he did play, C G
E A But the thaw crept over the mantle
white,
G C
A B7 E And turned it back to clay. D D7
G
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A E He gazed at the embers in
reflection,
C G
A E He called up lost verses again,
C G
A E He smiled at a roguish
recollection,
C G
E A B7 E While his fingers gripped the glass
to stem the pain. G C D7 G
A E When knocked on, his door would always
open, C G
A E With a welcome he’d bid the time of
day, C G
E A Though we came when the last flakes
were melted, G C
A B7 E While it lay upon the ground we
stayed
away. D D7 G
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