Fernando

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1. Can you hear the drums Fernando?
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I remember long ago another starry night like this.
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In the firelight Fernando,
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you were humming to yourself and softly strumming your guitar.

I could hear the distant drums and sounds
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of bugle calls were coming from afar.

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1. They were closer now Fernando,
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every hour, every minute seemed to last eternally.
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I was so afraid Fernando,
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we were young and full of life and none of us prepared to die.

And I'm not ashamed to say the roar of guns and cannons
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almost made me cry.

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There was something in the air that night,
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the stars were bright, Fernando.
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They were shining there for you and me, for liberty, Fernando.
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Though we never thought that we could lose, there's no regret.
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If I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando
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If I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando.

FERNANDO, 2

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2. Now we're old and grey Fernando,
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since many years I haven't seen a rifle in your hand.
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Can you hear the drums Fernando?
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Do you still recall the fateful night we crossed the Rio Grande?

I can see it in your eyes how proud you were to fight
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for freeedom in this land.

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There was something in the air that night,
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the stars were bright, Fernando.
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They were shining there for you and me, for liberty, Fernando.
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Though we never thought that we could lose, there's no regret.
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If I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando

+ REFRAIN

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Yes, If I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando.
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If I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando.
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If I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando

(Orig. Capo 2) (ABBA)