Gordon Lightfoot

Poor Little Alison

Gordon Lightfoot


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[Verse 1]
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       Poor little Alison,
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       Standing in the night wind, laughing out loud,
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Turning her face to the summer rain

[Verse 2]
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           Poor little Alison,
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       Never had much going,  hard to forget,
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Always in step with the world she's in        | /  /  /  /  |

[Verse 3]
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    Never knowing, never feeling,     showing so much pride,
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    Never saying what she's thinking,
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    Or feeling deep in - side--------

[Verse 4]
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      Poor little Alison,
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      Dreaming of the right one, laughing out loud,
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Lost in a crowd of fair-weather friends

[Break]
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[Verse 5]
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    Never knowing, never feeling,     showing so much pride,
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    Never saying what she's thinking,
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    Or feeling deep in - side--------

[Verse 6]
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       Poor little Alison,
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       Standing in the night wind,  wishing out loud,
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Turning her face to the summer rain,        | /  /  /  /  |
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Hard to forget, always in step with the world she's in

[Coda]
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[Suggestion for ending]
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