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Thread #106963   Message #2213799
Posted By: Emma B
12-Dec-07 - 09:57 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Sea Fowl (Ruth Crawford Seeger)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: seafowl on american animal folk songs
Best I can do with the lyrics Guest -

Oh the sea fowl she has gone to her nest
While the old beasts are laid down for to rest
Oh the beasts that run over these plains
And those islands that sway over the sea
Oh they're so unaquainted with man
But their tameness seems shocking to me.

Beautiful song and haunting tune!