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The First Time

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The First Time
(Ewan MacColl)

The first time ever I saw your face
I thought the sun rose in your eyes
And the moon and stars were the gifts you gave
To the dark and the empty skies, my love,
To the dark and the empty skies.

The first time ever I kissed your mouth
And felt your heart beat close to mine
Like the trembling heart of a captive bird
That was there at my command, my love
That was there at my command.

The first time ever I lay with you
I felt the earth move in my hand
I thought our joy would fill the earth
And last 'till the end of time, my love,
And last 'till the end of time.

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Copyright 1962 by Stormking Music, Inc.
Recorded on his and Peggy Seeger's New Britton Gazette 2, by
Peter Paul and Mary on See What Tomorrow Brings, and many others.
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