1.
Me mother had a boarding house
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And all the boarders were out to sea
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2.
There was a young fellow called Shallo Brown
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Followed me mother all over the town
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3.
One day when me father was on the Crown
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Me mother ran off with Shallo Brown
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4.
Me father said to me, “Me boy"
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To which I quickly made reply
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5.
My father slowly pined away
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Me mother came back on the very next day
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