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All the husbands and thier wives we were dancing for our lives all to the

tune of Elsie Marley

instead of gathering up our differences and throwing them in the air

And giving them to the wind that shakes the barley

And the children they were watching every girl and every boy as we danced to

the tune of Elsie Marley

But they'd heard another tune from the harvest of the moon that rides upon

the wind that shakes the barley

Then Bridget she declared that she was not prepared to watch us dance to the

tune of Elsie Marley

She said I'll sing you all a song and you'll want to sing along

If you listen to the wind that shakes the barley

Chorus

And the song that she sang could be heard from miles around

The air was full of harmony you should've heard the sound

As we gathered up our differences and threw them in the air

And gave them to the wind that shakes the barley

oooohhhh ooohh ooohhh ooohhh

All the husbands and thier wives we were dancing for our lives all to the

tune of Elsie Marley

Until we gathered up our differences and threw them in the air

And gave them to the wind that shakes the barley

Then all of us declared that we were not prepared to dance our lives away

with Elsie Marley

For we heard another tune from the harvest of the moon

That rides upon the wind that shakes the barley

And the song that we sang could be heard for miles around

The air was full of harmony you should've heard the sound

As we gathered up our differences and threw them in the air

And gave them to the wind that shakes the barley

oooooh ohhh ooooh