Black is the Colour

English Folk Song

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Black is the co lour of my true love's hair. Her lips are

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like a rose so fair. She's got the sweet test face and the gentl est

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hands. I love the ground where on she stands. Black is the

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Black is the

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co lour of my true love's hair. Her lips are like a rose so

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co lour of my true love's hair. Her lips are like a rose so

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fair. She's got the sweet test face and the gentl est hands. I love the ground

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fair. She's got the sweet test face and the gentl est hands. I love the ground

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where on she stands. I love my love

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where on she stands. I love my love

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and well she knows. I love the ground

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and well she knows. I love the ground

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where on she goes, and how I

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where on she goes, and how I

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wish the day wouldcome when she and I

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wish the day wouldcome when she and I

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can be as one. I go to the Clyde

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can be as one. I go to the Clyde and morn and

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and morn and weep. Sat is fied I'll ne ver sleep

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weep. Sat is fied I'll ne ver sleep. I'll write her a

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I'll write her a let ter just a few short lines

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let ter just a few short lines and suf fer death

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and suf fer death ten thou sand times

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ten thou sand times and suf fer death

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and suf fer death ten thou sand times

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ten thou sand times and suf fer death

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and suf fer death ten thou sand times

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ten thou sand times and suf fer death

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and suf fer death ten thou sandtimes. Black is the co lour of my true love's

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ten thou sand times Ooh

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hair. Her lips are like a rose so fair. She's got the sweet test

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face and the gentl est hands. I love the ground where on she

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stands. I love the ground where on she stands.

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