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w:It's of a gal-lant la-dy just in the prime of youth. She
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w:dear-ly loved a sai-lor in fact she loved to wed. And
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w:how to get to sea with him the way she did not know. All
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w:for to see - this pret-ty place - called Ca-na-dee I O
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W:It's of a gallant lady, just in the prime of youth.
W:She dearly loved a sailor; in fact, she loved to wed,
W:And how to get to sea with him the way she did not know,
W:All for to see this pretty place called Canadee-I-O.
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W:She bargained with a sailor all for a purse of gold,
W:And straightway he had taken her right down into the hold,
W:'I'll dress you up in sailor suit; your colors shall be blue
W:And you soon will see that pretty place, called Canada
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W:When our mate had heard this, he fell into a rage,
W:Likewise our ship's company was willing to engage:
W:'I'll tie your hands and feet, my love, and overboard you'll go,
W:And you'll never see the pretty place called Canadee-I-O.'
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W:And when the captain heard this: "This thing shall never be,
W:For if you drown that fair maid, hanged sure you'll be;
W:I'll take her to my cabin, her colors shall be blue,
W:And she soon will see that pretty place called Canadee-I-O.'
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W:They had not arrived in Canada more than the space of half a year,
W:Before the Captain married her, and called her his very dear.
W:She can dress in silk or satin; she caught a gallant show;
W:She was one of the fairest ladies in Canadee-I-0.
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W:Come all ye, young ladies, whoever you may be,
W:To be sure and follow your true love, if ever he goes to sea,
W:And if your mate, he do prove false, you're captain he'll prove true,
W:And you'll see the honor I have gained by wearing of the blue

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