Intro
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[Verse 1]
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Oh, as I roved out one bright summer's morn
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Down by Blackwaterside
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I'd be gazing on the flowers that did bloom all around
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When a pretty Irish girl I spied
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Oh, 'twas red and rosy was her cheeks
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Golden yellow was her hair
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As I clasped her by the lily-white hand
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And I said, "My young sweetheart fair"
[Verse 2]
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There be many a good man's daughter
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Going around from town to town
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There be many a good man's daughter with
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Her hair all hanging down
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They'll be rocking the cradles the whole day long
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Singing, "Low-la, low-la, low"
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Was there ever a poor and a misfortunate girl
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Was as easily led as you?
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
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Oh, that wasn't the promise you made to me
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Down by Blackwaterside
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Ah, that wasn't the promise you made to me
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When you asked me to be your bride
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Ah, that wasn't the promise you made to me
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When you swore you'd be loyal and true
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When the fishes fly and the seas run dry
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I'll return and I'll marry you
[Outro]
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