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There was an old woman, lived by the seashore |
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Bow and balance me |
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There was an old woman, lived by the seashore |
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A number of daughters: one, two, three, four |
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And I'll be true to my love |
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if my love will be true to me |
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There was a young man come there to see them |
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Bow and balance me |
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There was a young man come there to see them |
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and the oldest one got stuck on him |
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And I'll be true to my love |
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if my love will be true to me |
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He bought the youngest a beaver hat |
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Bow and balance me |
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He bought the youngest a beaver hat |
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and the oldest one got mad at that |
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And I'll be true to my love |
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if my love will be true to me |
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Oh, sister oh, sister let's walk the seashore |
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Bow and balance me |
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Oh, sister oh, sister let's walk the seashore |
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and see the ships as they're sailing on |
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And I'll be true to my love |
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if my love will be true to me |
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While these two sisters were walking the shore |
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Bow and balance me |
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While these two sisters were walking the shore |
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the oldest pushed the youngest o'er |
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And I'll be true to my love |
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if my love will be true to me |
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Oh, sister oh, sister please lend me your hand |
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Bow and balance me |
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Oh, sister oh, sister please lend me your hand |
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and you will have Willy and all of his land |
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And then I'll be true to my love |
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if my love will be true to me |
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I'll never, I'll never will lend you my hand |
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Bow and balance me |
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I'll never, I'll never will lend you my hand |
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but I'll have Willy and all of his land |
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And I'll be true to my love |
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if my love will be true to me |
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Some time she swam and some time she swam |
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Bow and balance me |
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Some time she sank and some time she swam |
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untill she came to the old mill dam |
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And I'll be true to my love |
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if my love will be true to me |
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The miller, he got his fishinghook |
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Bow and balance me |
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The miller, he got his fishinghook |
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and fished that maiden out of the brook |
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And I'll be true to my love |
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if my love will be true to me |
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Oh, miller oh, miller here's five gold rings |
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Bow and balance me |
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Oh, miller oh, miller here's five gold rings |
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to push the maiden in again |
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And I'll be true to my love |
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if my love will be true to me |
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The miller received those five gold rings |
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Bow and balance me |
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The miller received those five gold rings |
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and pushed that maiden in again |
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And I'll be true to my love |
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if my love will be true to me |
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The miller was hung in the old mill gate |
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Bow and balance me |
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The miller was hung in the old mill gate |
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for drowning little sister Kate |
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And I'll be true to my love |
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if my love will be true to me |