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Carol Ann Dunn - They’ll Never Walk Alone
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They’ll Never Walk Alone
Carol Ann Dunn
The fans had come to Sheffield
To see their idols play,
Their chants were loud but happy
On that fatal April day.
The fans were all excited,
convinced their team would win;
Police had packed them tighter
And ever tighter in.
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