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John Riley [*]
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Joan Baez
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Fair young maid all in a garden
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Strange young man, passerby
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He said, "Fair maid, will you marry me?"
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This then, sir, was her reply:
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Oh, no, kind sir, I cannot marry thee
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For I've a love who sails all on the sea.
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He's been gone for seven years
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Still no man shall marry me
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What if he's in some battle slain
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Or drowned (sic) in the deep salt sea
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What if he's found another love
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And he and his love both married be?
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Well, if he's in some battle slain
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I will go and mourn all on his grave
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And if he's drowned in the deep salt sea
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I'll be true to his memory
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And if he's found another love
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And he and his love both married be
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I'll wish them health and happiness
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Where they dwell across the sea
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He picked her up all in his arms
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Kisses gave her, One, two, three
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Said, Here am I, my own true love
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I am your long-lost John Riley!
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