How the West Was Won
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"Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal
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"She's a mighty slow worker
But a good ole pal

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"Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal
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"We've pulled some barges in our day
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"Filled with people callin' 'hey'
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"Fifteen miles
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"On the Erie Canal!"
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But the canal was only the first step
toward the promised land.

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The next steps were longer and harder.
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Those who could raise the fare
went by steamboat to the end of the line.

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Others found a cheaper way
to head for Ohio, Illinois...

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... and the open spaces beyond.
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Lilith... listen to this:
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"Theirs was a poignant parting
in the forest.

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"The handsome young backwoodsman
carved two hearts on a tree trunk...

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"... then from ten paces, hurled a knife
at the junction of the two hearts. "

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Junction, what's that?
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Well, that's where the two hearts meet.
Now, listen:

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"His marksmanship was uncanny.
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"Three times he hurled the knife on target.
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"'That was for luck', he said the first time.
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"'That was for love, deep, divine love',
he said the second.

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"And the third time, 'That was a prayer...
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"'... a plea for love undying. "'
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Isn't that beautiful?
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I reckon. If anybody ever talks like that.
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Well, it's the sentiments, not the talk.
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There ain't no sense to you, Eve.
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You want to be a farm wife
but you don't want to marry a farmer.

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Neither do you.
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Of course not.
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I don't want to have nothin'
to do with farms.


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