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One morning as I went a-fowling
Bright Phoebus adorning the plain
It was down by the shores of Lough Erne
I met with a beautiful dame
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Her voice was so sweet and so pleasing
These beautiful notes she did sing
The innocent fowl of the forest
Their loving to her they did bring
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It being the first time I met her
My heart it did leap with surprise
I thought that she could be no mortal
But an angel that fell from the skies
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Her hair it hung down in gold tresses
Her skin was as white as the snow
Her cheeks were as red as the roses
That will bloom along Lough Erne s shore
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When I heard that my love was eloping
These words unto her I did say
Oh, take me to your habitation
For cupid has led me astray
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All my life I will keep the commandments
They say that it is the best plan
Young maidens who yield to men s pleasures
The scriptures do say they are wrong
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Mary don t accuse me of weakness
All treachery I do disown
I will make you a lady of honour
If with me this night you ll come home
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Had I all the wealth of Aladdin
His gold and his jewels and what s more
I would part with them all for to win you
And live along Lough Erne s shore
And live along Lough Erne s shore
And live along Lough Erne s shore