Beautiful isle o’er the sea
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1. I will not be your sweetheart, I'll tell you the reason why,
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my mum has always told me to
pass a drunkard by.
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Beautiful isle o'er the sea, o’er the sea,
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beautiful isle o'er the sea, o’er the sea,
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beautiful isle o'er the sea, o’er the sea,
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there's someone waiting for me.
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2. Now young man I will tell you, if you want my heart, my hand,
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you better quit your drinking
and be a sober man.
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3. Go prove yourself, be faithful, go prove yourself, be true,
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and sometime in the future
perhaps I'll marry you.
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