William and Davy were born in one hall
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They grew side by side, as they grew strong and tall
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Shared most things, only quarrelled now and then
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In twenty years they were fine young men
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In twenty years they were fine young men
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William and Davy their hearts have been won
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For each young man she's the very same one
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Her eyes are blue; she has soft and snowy skin
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A fairer maiden there never has been
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A fairer maiden there never has been
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Said William to Davy this girl I must wed
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She fills my dreams like she fills my head
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Please be kind her true lover I'll be him
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And around the ocean I'm willing to swim
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And around the ocean I'm willing to swim
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Oh dearest William you must play fair
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She's in my heart and she will always be there
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And I am sure that she loves me more than thee
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In her arms I soon will be
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In her arms I soon will be
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Said William to Davy, away let us ride
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Unto her we will stand side by side
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There she'll choose who she'll love and who she'll wed
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And who will lie with her in her bed
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Who will lie with her in her bed
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The brothers they rode through wind and through rain
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Each of them her heart for to gain
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They rode until they were standing at her door
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Their bellies empty, their hearts were sore
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Their bellies empty, their hearts were sore
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Then swiftly the maiden she opened the door
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Young William and Davy, come round here no more
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Wed I am, oh and happy I will be
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Gold and silver he gave to me
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Gold and silver he gave to me
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William and Davy were born in one hall
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They both rode side by side and they never did stall
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They both have lost the girl that they adore
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Their bellies empty, their hearts still sore
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Their bellies empty, their hearts still sore
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William And Davy
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Kate Rusby |