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The Bows Of London

from Go And 'List For A Sailor by Eddy O'Dwyer

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There were two sisters walking along
Hey, the gay, the grinding
Two little sisters walking along
By the bonny bonny bows of London

The eldest pushed her sister in
Hey, the gay, the grinding
Pushed her sister into the stream
By the bonny bonny bows of London

She pushed her in and she watched her drown
Hey, the gay, the grinding
Watched her body floating down
By the bonny bonny bows of London

She floated up and she floated down
Hey, the gay, the grinding
Floats till she's come to the miller's dam
By the bonny bonny bows of London

Out there come the miller's son
Hey, the gay, the grinding
Father dear here swims a swan!
By the bonny bonny bows of London

They laid her out on the bank to die
Hey, the gay, the grinding
A fool with a fiddle came riding by
By the bonny bonny bows of London

He's took some strands of her long yellow hair
Hey, the gay, the grinding
He made fiddle strings out of this yellow hair
By the bonny bonny bows of London

And he made fiddle pegs from her long finger bones
Hey, the gay, the grinding
Made fiddle pegs from her long finger bones
By the bonny bonny bows of London

And he made a fiddle out of her breastbone
Hey, the gay, the grinding
The sound could pierce a heart of stone
By the bonny bonny bows of London

But the only tune that the fiddle would play
Was all the bows of London
The only tune that the fiddle could play
Was the bonny bonny bows of London

So the fool's gone away to the king's high hall
Hey, the gay, the grinding
There was music, dancing, and all
By the bonny bonny bows of London

He's laid the fiddle all down on a stone
Hey, the gay, the grinding
It played so loud, it played all on it's own
By the bonny bonny bows of London

It sang yonder sits my father the king
Hey, the gay, the grinding
Yonder sites my father the king
By the bonny bonny bows of London

It sang yonder sits my mother the queen
Hey, the gay, the grinding
How she'll weep at my burying
By the bonny bonny bows of London

It sang yonder sits my sister Anne
Hey, the gay, the grinding
She that drownded me in the stream
By the bonny bonny bows of London

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from Go And 'List For A Sailor, released September 22, 2012
Eddy O'Dwyer - Vocals
James O'Dwyer - Fiddle

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Eddy O'Dwyer Lincolnshire, UK

Lincoln based singer of traditional songs, strummer (and occasionally fingerpicker) of accoustic guitar, and squeezer of concertina, Eddy O'Dwyer is pleased to present this 'debut' album of (mostly) traditional songs.

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