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X:1 T:She Moved Through the Fair R:Air O:Ireland M:3/4 L:1/8 Q:1/4=95 K:D ABc|d2c2d2|e2 (e4|e4)dB|G3 AA2|! (A6|A4)ef|g2a3e2|f2e3c|! d2c2d2|(e6|e4)ef|g2a3e|! f2e3c|d2c2d2|(e6|e4)AB c|! d2c2d2|e2 (e4|e4)dB|G4A2|! (A6|A4)|| % W: W:1 W:My young love said to me, W:My mother won’t mind W:And my father won’t slight you W:For your lack of kind" W:And she stepped away from me W:And this she did say: W:It will not be long, love, W:Till our wedding day" W: W:2 W:As she stepped away from me W:And she moved through the fair W:And fondly I watched her W:Move here and move there W:And then she turned homeward W:With one star awake W:Like the swan in the evening W:Moves over the lake W: W:3 W:The people were saying, W:No two e’er were wed W:But one had a sorrow W:That never was said W:And I smiled as she passed W:With her goods and her gear, W:And that was the last W:That I saw of my dear. W: W:4 W:Last night she came to me, W:My dead love came in W:So softly she came W:That her feet made no din W:As she laid her hand on me W:And this she did say W:It will not be long, love, W:‘Til our wedding day
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Country of origin:
England
Folk song references:
Roud-861