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T:When First I came unto thiis Country
C:words and music traditional
N:From Jimmy Crowley's Iris Song Book
N:learned from his neighbour John Harris
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L:1/8
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w:when_ first I came un-to_ this count-try it_
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w:was_ to view sweet_ flo-wers gay. I_ then fell court-ing
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w:a pret-ty fe-male She ap-peared_ to me like the queen of May I_
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w:asked her kind-ly would_ she mar-ry or_ would she choose to
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w:be_ a sail-or's bride? Oh_ no kind sir_ I'd rath-er_ tar_
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w:-ry and I would_ choose a sweet sing-le life.