Capo 2

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I once knew a maiden, Her story is sad
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She loved a young sailor, a brave sailor lad
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He courted her daily, By night and by day
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Till at last the young sailor, He sailed far away

(chorus)

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If I were a blackbird, I'd whistle and sing
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A long loving story, to him i would bring
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Id tell him my sorrows, my grief and my woes
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And when I go and find him , Id crown him with gold