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The Wind And Rain

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The Wind And Rain

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There were two sisters of County Clare

Oh, the wind and rain

One was dark and the other was fair

Oh, the dreadful wind and rain

And they both had the love of the miller's son

Oh, the wind and rain

But he was fond of the fairer one

Oh, the dreadful wind and rain

So she pushed her into the river to drown

Oh, the wind and rain

And watched her as she floated out

Oh, the dreadful wind and rain

She floated 'til she came to the miller's pond

Oh, the wind and rain

Dead on the water like a golden swan

Oh, the dreadful wind and rain

And she came to rest on the riverside

Oh, the wind and rain

And her bones were washed by the rolling tide

Oh, the dreadful wind and rain

And along the road came a fiddler fair

Oh, the wind and rain

And found her bones just lying there

Oh, the dreadful wind and rain

So he made a fiddle peg of her long finger bone

Oh, the wind and rain

He made a fiddle peg of her long finger bone

Crying, oh, the dreadful wind and rain

And he strung his fiddle bow with her long yellow hair

Oh, the wind and rain

He strung his fiddle bow with her long yellow hair

Crying, oh, the dreadful wind and rain

And he made a little fiddle of her little breast bone

Oh, the wind and rain

He made a fiddle of her little breast bone

Crying oh the dreadful wind and rain

But the only tune that the fiddle would play

Was oh the wind and rain

The only tune that the fiddle would play

Was, oh, the dreadful wind and rain

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