Notes and Queries, 4th S., V, 23, from the north of Ireland.
| 1 |
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 |
| 2 |
He gave to the first a golden ring,
Hey, ho, my Nannie O
He gave to the second a far better thing.
The swan she does swim bonnie O
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| 3 |
He made a harp of her breast-bone
Hey, ho, my Nannie O
. . . . .
The swan she does swim bonnie O |
| 4 |
He set it down upon a stone,
Hey, ho, my Nannie O
And it began to play its lone.
The swan she does swim bonnie O |
