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SIR PATRICK SPENS—Q
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Then up an cam a mermaid,Wi a siller cup in her han:
‘Sail on, sail on, my gude Scotch lords,
For ye sune will see dry lan.’
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‘Awa, awa, ye wild woman,An let your fleechin be;
For sen your face we've seen the day,
Dry lan we'll never see.’
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