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The Miller's Melody
THE TWA SISTERS—J
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There were two ladies playing ball,Hey, ho, my Nannie O
A great lord came to court them all.
The swan she does swim bonnie O
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He gave to the first a golden ring,He gave to the second a far better thing.
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He made a harp of her breast-bone[OMITTED]
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He set it down upon a stone,And it began to play its lone.
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