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'What did i have' said the fine old woman,
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'What did i have' this fine old woman did say
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'I had four green fields, each one was a jewel,
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But stran-gers came and tried to take them from me.
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I had fine strong sons they fought to save my jewels,
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They fought and they died and that was my grief' said she.
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'Long time ago' said the fine old woman,
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'Long time ago' this fine old woman did say,
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'There was war and death, plundering and pillage.
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My children starved by mountain valley and sea,
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and their wailing cries they shook the very heavens.
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And my four green fields ran red with their blood' said she.
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'What have i now' said the fine old woman,
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'What have i now 'this fine old woman did say.
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'I have four green fields, one of them's in bondage,
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In strangers hands who tried to take it from me.
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But my sons the have sons as brave as were their fathers,
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And my four green fields will bloom once again' said she
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And my four green fields will bloom once again' said she.
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