ALL AROUND THE LONEY-O

There were two sisters going to school,
All around the loney-O,
They spied a lady at a pool
Down by the greenwood side-O.

She had a baby on her knee
All around the loney-O,
A cruel penknife they could see
Down by the greenwood side-O.

She held the baby to her heart
All around the loney-O,
And said, `Dear babe we both must part
Down by the greenwood side-O.'

She held the baby to her breast
All around the loney-O,
And said, `Dear babe we'll find rest
Down by the greenwood side-O.'

There is a river wide and deep
All around the loney-O,
It's there both babe and mother sleep
Down by the greenwood side-O.

Source: "Cut the Loaf: Irish Children's Songs," Carmel O Boyle, Mercier Press, 1986.

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