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The Paps Of Dana (The Rocky Road To Dublin)

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The mountains stand and stare around,             They are far too proud to speak;         Altho' they're rooted in the ground,             Up they go, peak after peak,         Beyond the tallest tree, and still             Soaring over house and hill         Until you'd think they'd never stop             Going up, top over top,         Into the clouds,                                     Still I mark             That a sparrow or a lark         Flying just as high, can sing             As if he'd not done anything.         I think the mountains ought to be         Taught a little modesty.

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