I'll go with Liverpool, and Rose of Tralee, for abiding tunes that have merit beyond words. A couple of less obvious ones also come to mind. One is "Abide With Me", a haunting melody with words that do okay as well. Another is "Lili Marlene", whether sung in English, German, or with other words altogether. It is a timeless melody that creeps somewhere deep on hearing it. And an odd one that comes up is the "Banjo Song", a later tune (1920?) with really compelling transitions in it, which begins "I plays the banjo better now, than him that taught me so....". Finally, the Water Is Wide is plain but as beautiful a tune as any song could want, whatever name you call it.

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