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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