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@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ At the hour of twelve at night, |
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Who should I see but a Spanish lady |
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Washing her feet by candle light. |
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First she washed them, then she dried them |
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O’er a fire of amber coal, |
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In all my life I ne’er did see |
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O'er a fire of amber coal, |
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In all my life I ne'er did see |
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A maid so sweet about the sole. |
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\endverse |
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@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Who should I spy but the Spanish lady |
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Brushing her hair in broad daylight. |
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First she tossed it, then she brushed it, |
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On her lap was a silver comb, |
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In all my life I ne’er did see |
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In all my life I ne'er did see |
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A maid so fair since I did roam. |
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\endverse |
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@ -39,19 +39,19 @@ As the sun began to set, |
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Who should I spy but the Spanish lady |
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Catching a moth in a golden net. |
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When she saw me then she fled me, |
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Lifting her petticoat o’er her knee, |
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In all my life I ne’er did see |
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Lifting her petticoat o'er her knee, |
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In all my life I ne'er did see |
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A maid so shy as the Spanish lady. |
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\endverse |
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\beginverse |
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I’ve wandered north and I’ve wandered south, |
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Through Stonybatter and Patrick’s Close, |
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I've wandered north and I've wandered south, |
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Through Stonybatter and Patrick's Close, |
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Up and around the Glouster diamond |
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And back by Napper Tandy’s house. |
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And back by Napper Tandy's house. |
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Old age has her hand laid on me, |
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Cold as a fire of ashy coals, |
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But in all my life I ne’er did see, |
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But in all my life I ne'er did see, |
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A maid so sweet as the Spanish lady. |
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\endverse |
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