On The Banks Of Allan Water

by Scottish folk song

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ON THE BANKS OF ALLAN WATER
Scottish folk song
Key: G
Time: 3/4

-4 -5    7   -8 -7 -6* 7  -5
On the banks of Al-lan Wa-ter
 -5  -5    6     -6*   7   -7  7-6*
When the sweet spring time did fall
-5   7   -8   7    -7 -6*   7   -5*
Was the mill-er's love-ly daugh-ter
 6    6  -7  -6*  7
Fair-est of them all
-6*  7   -7  -7 -6*  -5    7    -7
For his bride a sol-dier sought her
-8 -8  8   -7    -8    7  -8 
And a win-ning tongue had he
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On the banks of Al-lan Wa-ter
6   6  -7  -6*  7
So mis-led was she