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Still I love him, I’ll forgive him,
I’ll be with him wherever he goes.

VERSE 1

When I was single I had a black shawl,
Now I’m married, I’ve nothing at all.

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VERSE 2

He took me to the alehouse and bought me some stout
Before I could drink it he’d ordered me out.

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VERSE 3

He came up the row and he whispered me out,
Then he went off with young Kitty MacLeod.

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VERSE 4

He bought me a handkerchief, red, white and blue,
Then to clean windows he tore it in two.

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VERSE 5

My back is a-breaking, my fingers are sore,
Gutting the herrin’ he brings to the shore.

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VERSE 6

The storm is a-raging, his boat isn’t in,
Doesn’t one tell me what’s happened to him.

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VERSE 7

If he’s gone to heaven, he’ll come to no harm.
If he’s gone to hell, then he’ll keep himself warm.

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