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[stave 1 treble 1 text underlay ulevel -25]
"Gone are the days when my heart was young and gay, Gone are my friends,"
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"from the cot-ton fields a-way, Gone from this earth to a bet-ter land I"
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"know, I hear their gen-tle voi-ces cal-ling, ``Old Black Joe.'' I'm co-"
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"ming,= I'm co-ming,= For my head is ben-ding low, I hear dem gen-tle voi-"
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"ces cal-ling, ``Old Black Joe.'' "
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