| Black angel, black angel, as you grow up
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| I want you to drink from the plenty cup
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| My little black angel
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| My little black angel
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| My little black angel, as years go by
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| I want you to fly with wings held high
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| I want you to live by the justice code
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| I want you to burn down freedom’s road
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| My little black angel
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| My little black angel
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| My little black angel
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| My little black angel
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| Oh, lie away, oh, lie away sleeping
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| Lie away safe in my arms
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| Your father, your future protects you
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| Locks you safe from all harm
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| Little black angel, I feel so glad
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| You’ll never have things I never had
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| When out of men’s hearts all hate has gone
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| It’s better to die than forever live on
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| My little black angel
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| My little black angel
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| My little black angel
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| My little black angel
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| Oh, lie away, oh, lie away sleeping
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| Lie away safe in my arms
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| Your father, your future protects you
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| Locks you safe from all harm
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| Little black angel, I feel so glad
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| You’ll never have things I never had
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| When out of men’s hearts all hate has gone
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| It’s better to die than forever live on
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| My little black angel
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| My little black angel
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| My little black angel
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| My little black angel
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| My little black angel, as years go by
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| I want you to fly with wings held high
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| I want you to live by the justice code
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| I want you to burn down freedom’s road
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| My little black angel
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| My little black angel
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| My little black angel
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| My little black angel |