GB/6b/8 The Cruel Father and Affectionate Lovers

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T:GB/6b/8 The Cruel Father and Affectionate Lovers 
F:http://www.vwml.org/record/GB/6b/8
C:Transcribed by Simon Furey and Lewis Jones
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W:Under the title here given the song is often found on broadsides.
W: It is included in the Journal, Vol. i No. 4, p.220, Vol. ii No. 7
W: pp. 97 and 98 and Vol. iii No. 13, p. 294, with many references W: of interest. A Surrey version with the tune harmonised is in
W: English Traditional Songs and Carols under the title "The Young W: Servant Man" or "Two Affectionate Lovers". - L.E.B.
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w: It's|of a dam- sel both|fair and hand- some. These *|lines are true as *|I've been told. By the| banks of Shan- non in a|
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w: lof- ty man- sion her *|fath- er claimed great *|store of gold. Her|hair was black as a|rav- en's fea- ther, Her|
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w: form and fea- tures des-|cribe who can? But|since it's fol- ly be-|longs to nat- ure, She *|fell in love with a|ser- vant man.|

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