The men o' the forest askit o' me Saying 'how many strawberries grow in the saut sea? I answered them back wi' a tear in my ee 'How many ships sail in the forest?' from ' I aince Lov'd a Lass' (not sure where this version of The Fause Bride) came from, was sung by the Corries back in my young days. Not the 'Niel Gow' tune adaptation that Gordeanna McCulloch/the Clutha used for their Scottish version of the song/ballad (When I saw my bonnie love tae the kirk go Wi' bride and bride-maidens they made a fine show And I followed on wi' a hert fu' of woe For she'd gaen tae be wad tae anither)
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