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Thread #5070   Message #999433
Posted By: GUEST,Anne Croucher
09-Aug-03 - 01:11 PM
Thread Name: Origins:A-Rovin/Maid from Amsterdam/Amsterdam Maid
Subject: RE: Lyr help req: Maid from Amsterdam
Also

I took this fair maid for a walk
Mark well what I do say
I took this fair maid for a walk
Says she 'young man I'd rather talk'

The last line of the first lot verses I know are all 'says she 'young man....

and are all generally off putting, then the last two verses are

When I had to go to sea
Mark well ....
When I had to go to sea
That girl said she'd be true to me

When I got back home from sea
Mark well...
When I got back home from sea
A soldier had her on his knee

Anne