Intro
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[Verse 1]
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There were two sisters of County Clare
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Oh, the wind and rain
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One was dark and the other was fair
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Oh, the dreadful wind and rain
[Verse 2]
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And they both had the love of the miller's son
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Oh, the wind and rain
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But he was fond of the fairer one
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Oh, the dreadful wind and rain
[Verse 3]
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So she pushed her into the river to drown
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Oh, the wind and rain
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And watched her as she floated out
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Oh, the dreadful wind and rain
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[Verse 4]
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She floated 'til she came to the miller's pond
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Oh, the wind and rain
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Dead on the water like a golden swan
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Oh, the dreadful wind and rain
[Verse 5]
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And she came to rest on the riverside
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Oh, the wind and rain
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And her bones were washed by the rolling tide
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Oh, the dreadful wind and rain
[Verse 6]
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And along the road came a fiddler fair
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Oh, the wind and rain
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And found her bones just lying there
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Crying, oh, the dreadful wind and rain
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[Verse 7]
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So he made a fiddle peg of her long finger bone
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Oh, the wind and rain
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He made a fiddle peg of her long finger bone
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Crying, oh, the dreadful wind and rain
[Verse 8]
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And he strung his fiddle bow with her long yellow hair
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Oh, the wind and rain
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He strung his fiddle bow with her long yellow hair
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Crying, oh, the dreadful wind and rain
[Verse 9]
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And he made a little fiddle of her little breast bone
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Oh, the wind and rain
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He made a little fiddle of her little breast bone
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Crying, oh, the dreadful wind and rain
[Verse 10]
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But the only tune that the fiddle would play
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Was 'Oh the Wind and Rain'
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The only tune that the fiddle would play
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Was 'Oh, the Dreadful Wind and Rain'