Old Man Winter

oh winter why d'you last so long
why d'you keen and howl 
why d'you grieve and growl
why d'you last so long

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oh winter why d'you snow so deep
cold as the crypt
and white as a sheet
why d'you snow so deep

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you have my submission 
there's no need to be so fierce
and if you want to ruin me
oh winter
you're halfway there

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oh winter what d'you want from me
i've got nothing you crave 
i've got nothing you need
what d'you want from me

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oh winter what have you done to me
i'm not the woman
i used to be 
what have you done to me

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i am a sinner
with much to answer for
how can i wash my sins away
with winter
howling at my door

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oh sister can you hear my voice
there's a fire in the grate
and a place for you to stay
oh sister can you hear my voice

oh sister can you hear my voice
above the keening winter gale
i will sing for you 
so you will know the way