| At the old Rhine ages ago,
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| Up the rock above the hill
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| Loreley sat and sang with grace
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| So thousands of ships where killed
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| Can’t you see her golden eyes
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| This magic spell takes you to hell
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| And drops you out of sight
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| Sailors tried to find
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| (the) throne in the sky
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| Hear their doomed souls cry
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| (to the) throne in the sky
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| Don’t take the choice
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| So her graceful voice
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| Will ever be your guide, no Seven virgins enticed the lost
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| Her desire, their command
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| So the seas they needed to cross
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| They would never see again
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| Can’t you see her golden eyes
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| This magic spell takes you to hell
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| And drops you out of sight
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| The sailors tried to find
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| The throne in the sky
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| Hear their doomed souls cry
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| Throne in the sky
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| A huge rock in Mid Germany (132 meters above sea)
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| Overlooks the old Rhine. |
| It is said, that from the top
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| Of this rock a ghost-like image of Loreley sang
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| Sailors to their doom as they heard her
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| Fascinating, sad voice when they passed
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| The bend of the river, crashing their ships
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| Onto the rocks and sank to ground.
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| The tale speaks that she once was a mortal girl,
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| But she threw herself from the top of the rock
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| Into the Rhine because her lover proved her unfaithful. |