X:1
T:The Bloody Gardener
S:Noted by Maud Karpeles from Mrs. May McCabe at North River, Conception Bay, Newfoundland, 1929.
B:Folk Songs from Newfoundland, Maud Karpeles, 1971.
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:1/4=120
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w:'Twas of a la-dy fair, a_ shep-herd's daugh-ter dear, She was
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w:court-ed by her own sweet-heart's de-light, But_ false
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w:let-ters mo_ther_ wrote: Meet me dear_ my heart's de-light For it's a-
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w:bout some bus'-ness I have to re-late.