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T:Johnny Sands
R:Folk Song
M:6/8
C:Trad
O:England
A:Lancashire
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B:Folk Songs Of Lancashire
N:Mike Harding
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Johnny Sands

Oh there was a man called Johnny Sands,
He married Betty Haig,      
And though she brought him gold and lands,
She proved a terrible plague,
She proved a terribleplague.

For she became a scolding wife,
Full of caprice and whim,
He said that he was tired of life
She said she was tired of him,
She said she was tired of him.

He says "I'll go and drown meself,
The river lies below."
She said "Pray do ye silly owd bugger
I wished it long ago,
I wished it long ago."

Says he "Upon the brink I'll stand,
While you run down the hill
To push me in with all your might".
She said "My love, I will,"
She said "My love, I will".

"For fear that I should courage lack
And try to save my life,
Pray tie my hands behind my back."
"I will," replied his wife,
"I will," replied his wife.

She tied them fast as you may think
And when securely done
"Now stand," she said, "upon the brink
While I prepare to run,
While I prepare to run."

Then down the hill, his loving wife
She ran with all her force,
To push him in, he stepped aside
And she fell in of course,
And she fell in of course.
She were splashin' dashin' like a fish
"Oh save me Johnny Sands!"
"I can't dear wife, though much I wish,
For you have tied me hands,
For you have tied me hands."