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Two Lovely Swans

from Wolves! Cried The Maid by OXLIP

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Two Lovely Swans
lyrics by Oxlip
melody Traditional

There are two swans on a misty lake
There are 2 lovely swans on a misty lake
Here's the tale of two lovers lost
And two lovely swans on a misty lake

One's a maiden pure as snow
And the other a ploughboy with no airs or gold
All the kin and folk did frown
Don't marry him he is the poorest boy in town

Put a ring on her finger in the morning you will be
Put a ring on her finger but surely not he
Put a ring on her finger for the whole world to know
That the maiden and the plough boy are in love

But the maidens love did grow
And folk did fear this tale of woe
There's a place where we can go
We'll be free from the fears of this earthly road

With a ribbon to a tree
No ring but a ribbon tied to a tree
With the words "farewell to thee"
And initials from the ploughboy and his wife to be

Who's to know where young lovers go
Who's to know where they went or how the tale would go
But for twenty years and three
The ploughboy and the maiden have ne'er been seen

There are two swans on a misty lake
There are two lovely swans in a misty lake
With a ribbon tied to the tree
As swans the ploughboy and his wife are free.

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from Wolves! Cried The Maid, track released June 15, 2018

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Oxlip Vancouver, British Columbia

EMERGING ARTIST OF THE YEAR nominee by the 2022 Canadian Folk Music Awards for her recent work, 'Your Mother Was A Peacock',

"Sometimes a completely beautiful song is the most powerful way to say Fuck You.” says OXLIP who hails from Northern Ireland but currently lives in Vancouver, BC. ... more

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