The Lowlands

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Lyrics from Iron Men & Wooden Ships, by Frank Shay

Lowlands, lowlands, away, my John, Oh, my old mother she wrote to me, My dollar and a half a day, She wrote to me to come home from sea, Lowlands, lowlands, away, my John. She wrote to me to come home from sea, My dollar and a half a day. Lowlands, lowlands, away, my John, A dollar a day is a Hoosier's pay, My dollar and a half a day, Yes, a dollar a day is a Hoosier's pay Lowlands, lowlands, away, my John. Yes, a dollar a day is a Hoosier's pay. My dollar and a half a day. Lowlands, lowlands, away, my John, Oh, was you ever in Mobile Bay, My dollar and a half a day, A-screwing cotton by the day? Lowlands, lowlands, away, my John! A-screwing cotton by the day. My dollar and a half a day.

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