The Empty Cup
William Butler Yeats
Track 5 on A Man Young and Old
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The Empty Cup Lyrics
A crazy man that found a cup,
When all but dead of thirst,
Hardly dared to wet his mouth
Imagining, moon-accursed,
That another mouthful
And his beating heart would burst.
October last I found it too
But found it dry as bone,
And for that reason am I crazed
And my sleep is gone.
When all but dead of thirst,
Hardly dared to wet his mouth
Imagining, moon-accursed,
That another mouthful
And his beating heart would burst.
October last I found it too
But found it dry as bone,
And for that reason am I crazed
And my sleep is gone.
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- 1.First Love
- 3.The Mermaid
- 5.The Empty Cup
- 6.His Memories
- 10.His Wildness
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