At our weekly singaround yesterday, a song called The Sands O' The Shore was sung. Nobody seems to know anything about it except that it was recorded by Heather Heywood on her CD, By Yon Castle Wa. Also that Heather learned it from one Mary Stewart from Kilmarnock. Curiously enough I can't trace it in Steve Roud's Folksong Index. Does anyone know wherebaouts it was collected and from whom and by whom, and when. Also whether it's ever been published. Published elsewhere that is, than Heather's CD. THE SANDS O THE SHORE CHORUS: Oh, the sands o the shore and the waves o the sea When his back is turned he's a stranger tae me He's a stranger tae me aye and sae let him be For I care nae mair for him than the waves o the sea 1. I aince had a sweetheart but noo I hae nane He stole awa my heart but I got it back again Aye I got it back again aye and sae let him be For I care nae mair for him than the waves o the sea 2. He bocht me a present o a braw diamond ring He thocht it wid entice me tae gang awa wi him But I wasnae sae foolish as he taen me tae be And I care nae mair for him than the waves o the sea 3. O he is the son o a high lord and king And I am but a dochter o a pair workin man Sae let him drink his wine aye and I'll drink my tea For I care nae mair for him than the waves o the sea
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