The River Roe
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The River Roe is in Derry count; and this is an Ulster Air
"And that day young Henry married unto his Mary Ann."
"The captain gave him fifty pounds the moment he did land;
about whom there was a song:
went "a-bathing in the Roe." The air is also called "Henry the Sailor Boy,"
Written from memory. I have a copy of the song all about a lady who
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X:13 T:The River Roe B:Joyce, P. W.; "Old Irish Folk Music and Songs" R:song air H: Written from memory. I have a copy of the song all about a lady who H:went "a-bathing in the Roe." The air is also called "Henry the Sailor Boy," H:about whom there was a song: H: "The captain gave him fifty pounds the moment he did land; H: "And that day young Henry married unto his Mary Ann." H:The River Roe is in Derry count; and this is an Ulster Air L:1/8 M:6/8 Z:Allan Garvin K:G "Moderate time"G/A/|B2 B G2 B|A3 G2 E|D2 E G2 G|(G3 G2) c| B2 A Bcd|e2 e d2 e|G2 G AGF|(E3 E2) c| B2 A Bcd|e2 e d2 e|G2 G AGF|E3 G2 A| B2 B G2 B|A3 G2 E|D2 E G2 G|(G3 G2)|]
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