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%abc-2.1 %%stretchlast X:1 T:Blow The Wind Southerly C:Trad M: 3/4 L: 1/8 Q:1/4=120 K: Dmaj P:chorus |:A2|f3 ed2|A2F2A2|B2G2B2|A2F2A2| w:Oh blow the wind south-er-ly, south-erl-y, south-er-ly w:Oh blow the wind south-er-ly, south-erl-y, south-er-ly f3 ed2|A2F2A2|B2e2c2|d4:| w:Blow the wind south where's the bon-nie blue sea w:Blow bon-nie breeze - and bring her to me P:verse e2|f2a2a2|e2a2a2|d3 ed2|c2B2A2| w:They told me last night there were ships in the of-fing And f2a2a2|e2a2a2|^g2f2^g2|a4a2| w:I hur-ried down to the deep rol-ling sea But b2=g2g2|a2f2f2|g3 ag2|f2e2d2| w:my eye could not see it wher-ever might be it The f3 ed2|B2g2f2|e2d2c2|d4|| w:bark that is bring-ing my lo-ver to me % W: W:ch W:Blow the wind southerly, southerly, southerly W:Blow the wind south where's the bonnie blue sea W:Blow the wind southerly, southerly, southerly W:Blow bonnie breeze my lover to me and bring her to me W: W:1 W:They told me last night there were ships in the offing W:And I hurried down to the deep rolling sea W:But my eye could not see it wherever might be it W:The bark that is bringing my lover to me W: W:2 W:Blow the wind southerly, southerly souterlay W:Blow the wind south the bonnie blue sea W:Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly W:Blow bonnie breeze and bring her to me W: W:3 W:Is it not sweet to hear the breeze singing W:As lightly it comes from the deep rolling sea W:But sweeter and dearer, my heart is wandering W:The welcome of my true love in safety to me W:
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Folk song references:
Song to be found in the following collection(s):
New National And Folk Song Book Part 1