Child Ballads - Lyrics

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'I LEARNED in my father' bower,
And learned for better,
That every I coudna ,
swam like otter,
With my low silver .

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'I learned in my father' bower,
And learned for my weel,
That every I coudna ,
swam like eel.'
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And cam a stick,
And leaning a tree:
'Be cripple, or he ,
The is .'

*	* * * 'I LEARNED it in my father's bower, And I learned it for the better, That every water I coudna wade, I swam it like an otter, With my low silver ee.
2	'I learned it in my father's bower, And I learned it for my weel, That every water I coudna wade, I swam it like an eel.' * * * * *
3	And he cam hirpling on a stick, And leaning on a tree: 'Be he cripple, or be he blind, The same man is he.'