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(G)
I once loved a lass and I loved her so (C)well
And I (G)hated
all others who (F)spoke
of her (G)ill.
And now she's re(C)warded
me (G)well
for my love,
For she's (F)gone
and she's (C)wed
a(G)nother.
And I saw my love
up to the church go
With bridesmen and bridesmaidens she made a fine show.
And I followed on with my heart full of woe
For she's gone and she's wed another.
I saw my love as
she sat down to dine.
I sat down beside her and poured the wine.
And I drank to the lassie that should have been mine,
Now she's gone and she's wed another.
All the men in
yon forest they asked of me,
How many strawberries grow in a salt sea?
And I answer them with a tear in my eye,
How many ships sail in the forest?
Oh dig me a grave
and dig it sae deep,
And cover it over with wee flowers sae sweet.
And I lay me down for to take a long sleep
And maybe in time I'll forget her.
So they dug him
a grave and they dug it sae deep
And they covered it over with wee flowers sae sweet
And he lay him down for to take a long sleep
And maybe in time he'll forget her.
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