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Artist: Anne Briggs
Canonical path: /anne-briggs/maa-bonny-lad
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Maa Bonny Lad
Read Maa Bonny Lad lyrics by Anne Briggs on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Maa Bonny Lad
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Have you seen ought of my bonny lad?
Are you sure he's well-o?
He's gone o'er long with a stick in his hand,
He's gone to row the keel-o.
Yes I have seen your bonny lad,
'Twas on the sea I spied him.
His grave is green but not wi' grass
And you'll never lie beside him.
Have you seen ought of my bonny lad?
And are you sure he's well-o?
He's gone o'er long with a stick in his hand,
He's gone to row the keel-o.
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