At our weekly singaround yesterday, a song called The Sands O' The Shore was sung. Nobody seems to know anything about it except that it was recorded by Heather Heywood on her CD, By Yon Castle Wa. Also that Heather learned it from one Mary Stewart from Kilmarnock.

Curiously enough I can't trace it in Steve Roud's Folksong Index.

Does anyone know wherebaouts it was collected and from whom and by whom, and when. Also whether it's ever been published. Published elsewhere that is, than Heather's CD.

THE SANDS O THE SHORE

CHORUS:
Oh, the sands o the shore and the waves o the sea
When his back is turned he's a stranger tae me
He's a stranger tae me aye and sae let him be
For I care nae mair for him than the waves o the sea

1. I aince had a sweetheart but noo I hae nane
He stole awa my heart but I got it back again
Aye I got it back again aye and sae let him be
For I care nae mair for him than the waves o the sea

2. He bocht me a present o a braw diamond ring
He thocht it wid entice me tae gang awa wi him
But I wasnae sae foolish as he taen me tae be
And I care nae mair for him than the waves o the sea

3. O he is the son o a high lord and king
And I am but a dochter o a pair workin man
Sae let him drink his wine aye and I'll drink my tea
For I care nae mair for him than the waves o the sea

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Note from Joe Offer: This is an accurate transcription of the recording of "The Sands of the Shore" by Heather Heywood.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fWPDY0xpEI