Misc Traditional – Blow The Wind Southerly (Guitar)

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Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly

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Blow the wind south o'er the bonnie blue sea

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Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly

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Blow bonnie breeze my lover to me

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They told me last night there were ships in the offing

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And I hurried down to the deep rolling sea

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But my eye could not see it wherever might be it

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The barque that is bearing my lover to me

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Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly

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Blow the wind south that my lover may come

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Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly

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Blow bonnie breeze and bring him safe home

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I stood by the lighthouse the last time we parted

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Till darkness came down o'er the deep rolling sea

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And no longer I saw the bright barque of my lover

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Blow bonnie breeze and bring him to me

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Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly

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Blow the wind south o'er the bonnie blue sea

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Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly

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Blow bonnie breeze my lover to me

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Is it not sweet to hear breezes blowing

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As lightly they come o'er the deep rolling sea

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But sweeter and dearer by far when 'tis bearing

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The barque of my true love in safety to me

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Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly

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Blow the wind south that my lover may come

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Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly

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Blow bonnie breeze and bring him safe home

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My sweetheart had fared through the winter quite unfriendly

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His ship came along in the early spring tide

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Now my heartache is ended all rifts are now ended

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My lover will soon be right here by my side

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Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly

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Blow the wind south o'er the bonnie blue sea

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Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly

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Blow bonnie breeze my lover to me

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The ships there were many a blowing and bowing

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And bending right o'er in the salty sea foam

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'Til my eye did behold it as many had told it

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The great bonnie ship of my lover come home

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Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly

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Blow the wind south o'er the bonnie blue sea

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Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly

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Blow bonnie breeze my lover to me