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OVER THE WATER TO CHARLIE by ANONYMOUS

First Line: "COME BOAT ME O'ER, COME ROW ME O'ER"
Last Line: WE'LL O'ER THE WATER
Subject(s): FERRY BOATS;WATER;

COME boat me o'er, come row me o'er,
Come boat me o'er to Charlie;
I'll gie John Ross another bawbee,
To ferry me o'er to Charlie.
We'll o'er the water and o'er the sea,
We'll o'er the water to Charlie;
Come weal, come woe,
We'll gather and go,
And live and die wi' Charlie.

I swear by moon and stars sae bright,
And the sun that glances early,
If I had twenty thousand lives,
I'd risk them a' for Charlie.
We'll o'er the water...

I once had sons, I now hae nane,
I bred them toiling sairly;
And I wad bear them a' again,
And lose them a' for Charlie.
We'll o'er the water...



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