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Joe Offer ADD: The River Lea (33) RE: Lyr Req: The River Lea / Go to Sea No More 30 Jan 18

Hi, Jim -
I'd agree that the repeated lines are unnecessary for a solo singer and can get tedious, but they make the song into a rollicking party if the audience sings the repeat.
In our local song circle, this song is Dick Holdstock's song, and he sings a couple versions. Here's one, although I don't think the link will play in every country: The tune I'm most familiar with is this one, but with an all-singing repeat:

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