The Riddle

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I got two strong arms 
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blessings of Babylon
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With time to carry on and try 
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for sins and false alarms
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So to America the brave
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Wise men save


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Near a tree by a river there's a hole in the ground
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Where an old man of Aran goes around and around
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And his mind is a beacon in the veil of the night
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For a strange kind of fashion there's a wrong and a right
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But he'll never, never fight over you