There was an old woman, lived by the seashore
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Bow and balance me
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There was an old woman, lived by the seashore
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A number of daughters: one, two, three, four
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And I'll be true to my love
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if my love will be true to me
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There was a young man come there to see them
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Bow and balance me
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There was a young man come there to see them
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and the oldest one got stuck on him
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And I'll be true to my love
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if my love will be true to me
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He bought the youngest a beaver hat
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Bow and balance me
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He bought the youngest a beaver hat
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and the oldest one got mad at that
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And I'll be true to my love
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if my love will be true to me
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Oh, sister oh, sister let's walk the seashore
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Bow and balance me
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Oh, sister oh, sister let's walk the seashore
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and see the ships as they're sailing on
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And I'll be true to my love
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if my love will be true to me
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While these two sisters were walking the shore
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Bow and balance me
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While these two sisters were walking the shore
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the oldest pushed the youngest o'er
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And I'll be true to my love
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if my love will be true to me
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Oh, sister oh, sister please lend me your hand
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Bow and balance me
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Oh, sister oh, sister please lend me your hand
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and you will have Willy and all of his land
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And then I'll be true to my love
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if my love will be true to me
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I'll never, I'll never will lend you my hand
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Bow and balance me
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I'll never, I'll never will lend you my hand
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but I'll have Willy and all of his land
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And I'll be true to my love
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if my love will be true to me
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Some time she swam and some time she swam
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Bow and balance me
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Some time she sank and some time she swam
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untill she came to the old mill dam
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And I'll be true to my love
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if my love will be true to me
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The miller, he got his fishinghook
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Bow and balance me
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The miller, he got his fishinghook
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and fished that maiden out of the brook
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And I'll be true to my love
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if my love will be true to me
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Oh, miller oh, miller here's five gold rings
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Bow and balance me
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Oh, miller oh, miller here's five gold rings
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to push the maiden in again
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And I'll be true to my love
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if my love will be true to me
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The miller received those five gold rings
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Bow and balance me
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The miller received those five gold rings
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and pushed that maiden in again
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And I'll be true to my love
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if my love will be true to me
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The miller was hung in the old mill gate
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Bow and balance me
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The miller was hung in the old mill gate
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for drowning little sister Kate
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And I'll be true to my love
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if my love will be true to me
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Two Sisters
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| Tom Waits |
