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Have you ever been to Garnavilla?
Or did you see her in Garnavilla
The charming young woman with golden curls?
Kate my darling in Garnavilla
She is brighter than a swan on a pool
Than snow on the top of a holly tree
And her kiss is sweeter than dew on a rose;
Kate my darling in Garnavilla
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Have you ever been to Garnavilla?
Or did you see her in Garnavilla
The charming young woman with golden curls?
Kate my darling in Garnavilla
Her music is sweeter than thrush and blackbird
And the nightingale on the willow branch;
As a ship under sail on waves without fog;
Yes, you're my darling in Garnavilla
[Chorus]
Have you ever been to Garnavilla?
Or did you see her in Garnavilla
The charming young woman with golden curls?
Kate my darling in Garnavilla
Christ, with the desire of my prayer
If there is any meaning to the poet's prayer
May no tax, no rent, no urgency, no need
Come to Kate and her people in Garnavilla