Intro
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Verse
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One morning in the month of May
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Down by a flowing river..
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A jolly sailor chanced to stray
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When he beheld some lover..
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Her cheeks were red, her eyes were brown
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Her hair in ringlets, hanging down
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She'd a lovely brow, without a frown
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Just as the tide was a-flowing
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Verse
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No more did stay, but on their way
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They both did go together
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The small birds sang and the lambs did play
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And pleasant was the weather
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Then being weary, they both sat down
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Beneath the trees with the branches 'round
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And what was said shall ne'er be known
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Just as the tide was a-flowing
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Verse
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Then on the grass this young girl did roll
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Her colour it kept changing
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This pretty maid called out, “Alas!
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Don’t let your mind be a-ranging”
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She gave him twenty pound in store
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Saying, “Meet me when you will have more
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For a jolly sailor I adore
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Just as the tide was a-flowing
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Verse
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They kissed, shook hands and then did part
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Jack Tar drank rum and brandy
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“And to keep my shipmates in good cheer
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That lady's gold came in handy
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And with some other young girl you’ll go
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To the public bar where the brandy flow
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Give me the lad that will do so
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Just as the tide was a-flowing
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Just as the tide was a-flowing
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Just as the tide was a-flowing