The Angler
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beginning "I saw thee weep".
I often heard the Limerick people sing to this air Byron's two-verse poem
sufficient here. I write the air from memory.
a ballad-sheet copy of the whole song, but the first and last verses will be
man who went out fishing, and met with better luck than he expected. I have
There wsa a song to this air which was well known in Limerick, about a young
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X:10 T:The Angler B:Joyce, P. W.; "Old Irish Folk Music and Songs" R:song H:There wsa a song to this air which was well known in Limerick, about a young H:man who went out fishing, and met with better luck than he expected. I have H:a ballad-sheet copy of the whole song, but the first and last verses will be H:sufficient here. I write the air from memory. H: I often heard the Limerick people sing to this air Byron's two-verse poem H:beginning "I saw thee weep". W:As I roved out one morning down by a river side, W:To catch some trout and salmon where the stream did gently glide; W:Down by the brook my way I took and there by chance did spy W:A lovely maid all in the shade, who smiled and passed me by. W: W:With hand in hand we walked along down by her father's place; W:Her parents they were satisfied when first they saw my face. W:The banns were quickly published and joined we were for life: W:So instead of trout or salmon--O, I caught a virtuous wife. L:1/8 M:C Z:Allan Garvin K:G D2|G2 F2 E2 D2|d3 f edBA|B2 G>B AGFG|E6 F2| G2 F>G E2 D2|d3 f e3 f|g2 f2 ed^ce|d6 B>d| e3 f g2 B2|g2 fg e>dBA|G3 B AGFG|E6 (3DEF| G2 F2 E2 D2|d3 f edBA|B2 A>B G G G6|]
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