Intro
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[Verse 1]
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Once I roved out on a fine summer's day
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The fields were in blossom, and the meadows were gay
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I spied a wee lassie tripping o'er the green
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I took her for Helen, that Grecian queen
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That Grecian queen, that Grecian queen
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I took her for Helen, that Grecian queen
[Verse 2]
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She's admired by others, I know them right well
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Every morning to view that sweet spot where she dwells
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Beneath the hawthorn at the brink on yon hill
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May she never marry, but think on me still
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Oh, think on me still, oh, think on me still
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May she never marry, but think on me still
[Verse 3]
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My parents died on me, 'tis all for their sake
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And oft times it causes my poor heart to break
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But the more I think on them, the more I will say
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There's no one will be mine, but the wee lass on the brae
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Wee lass on the brae, wee lass on the brae
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There's no one will be mine, but the wee lass on the brae
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 4]
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Oh and faith, there's a decline over yon far-off sky
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'Tis off to my darling, like lightning I'll fly
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If the night were as long as a long summer's day
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I'd cheerfully sit with my wee lass on the brae
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Wee lass on the brae, wee lass on the brae
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I'd cheerfully sit with my wee lass on the brae
[Verse 5]
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So fare thee well, darling, I love you the best
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And may you be happy and may you be blessed
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And may you think on me when I'm far away
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For there's no one will be mine, but the wee lass on the brae
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Wee lass on the brae, wee lass on the brae
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There's no one will be mine, but the wee lass on the brae
[Outro]
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