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Oh, Nancy from London, a clear purling stream,
Was courted by Willie on board of the Fame;
Was courted by Willie a long time ago,
Now he's on the sea sailing
where the stormy winds blow.
Those cold stormy winds, love,
makes my poor heart ache,
Causes my parlour window
to tremble and shake;
God knows where my love lies
so far from the shore,
I'll pray for his welfare,
what can I do more?
A ship in distress, love, is a terrible sight,
Like an army of soldiers all going to fight;
A soldier can lay down his firearms and run,
But a sailor must yield to whatever might come.
Soldiers and sailors drink a health to their wives,
Young men loves their sweethearts
as they loves their lives;
Let the punch bowl go 'round
with a full glass in hand,
Drink a health to lovely Nancy
who I leaved on dry land.
Green grows the rushes and the tops of them small,
For love is a flower that blooms o'er us all;
For the green leaves will wither,
and the roots will decay,
But the red rose will flourish
when my love comes from sea.
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