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Father, I've found a ship |
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to take me away |
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Pack my box and get me ready |
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No time to waste astray |
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Father, in a week i will be gone |
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To Miklagard on dragon's wings |
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There's riches to be won |
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To Uppsala |
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Odin and Thor |
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May they guard my way |
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Where i've never walked before |
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Sweden, oh Sweden |
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My fatherland my home |
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I pray to see your shores again |
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Tomorrow i'll be gone |
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Sweden, oh Sweden |
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Heathen stronghold in the black |
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Odin walks amidst your trees |
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May he guide me back |
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I saw an old man passing by |
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Under his cloak the flicker of an eye |
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As i turned |
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to ask his name |
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He was gone just as he came |
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I know i'm not alone |
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He will watch me far from home |
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And his wisdom be the light |
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And his courage in the fight |
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Odin, to Uppsala i shall come |
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To honour you with sacrifice |
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as it must be done |
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Oh Odin, i raise my hands to thee and pray |
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Give me strength and wisdom |
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There'll be danger in my way |