I Cover The Waterfront

by Billie Holiday

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I COVER THE WATERFRONT            BILLIE HOLIDAY


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A-way from the ci-ty that hurts and mocks,

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I'm stand-ing a-lone by the des-o-late docks

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In the still and the chill of the night

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I see the hor-i-zon the great un-known

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My heart has an ache

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It's as hea-vy as stone

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With the dawn com-ing on, make it light


REFRAIN


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I cov-er the wat-er-front

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I'm watch-ing the sea

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Will the one I love

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Be com-ing back to me

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I cov-er the wat-er-front

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In search of my love 

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And I'm cov-ered

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By a star-less sky a-bove

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Here am I

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Pa-tient-ly wait-ing

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Hop-ing and long-ing

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Oh how I yearn

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Where are you

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Are you for-get-ting

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Do you re-mem-ber

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Will you re-turn

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I cov-er the wat-er-front

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I'm watch-ing the sea

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For the one I love

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Must soon come back to me