Lough Ernes Shore

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One morning as I went a-fowling
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Bright Phoebus adorning the plain
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It was down by the shores of Lough Erne
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I met with a beautiful dame

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Her voice was so sweet and so pleasing
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These beautiful notes she did sing
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The innocent fowl of the forest
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Their loving to her they did bring

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It being the first time I met her
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My heart it did leap with surprise
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I thought that she could be no mortal
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But an angel that fell from the skies

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Her hair it hung down in gold tresses
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Her skin was as white as the snow
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Her cheeks were as red as the roses
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That will bloom along Lough Erne's shore

[Verse]
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When I heard that my love was eloping
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These words unto her I did say
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Oh, take me to your habitation
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For cupid has led me astray

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All my life I will keep the commandments
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They say that it is the best plan
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Young maidens who yield to men's pleasures
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The scriptures do say they are wrong

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Mary don't accuse me of weakness
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All treachery I do disown
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I will make you a lady of honour
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If with me this night you'll come home

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Had I all the wealth of Aladdin
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His gold and his jewels and what's more
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I would part with them all for to win you
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And live along Lough Erne's shore
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And live along Lough Erne's shore
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And live along Lough Erne's shore