The Bonny Lighter Boy

English folk song

Key: Bm

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It’s of a brisk young sail-or lad

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And he a pren-tice bound

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And she a mer-chant’s daugh-ter

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With fif-ty thou-sand pound

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They loved each oth-er dear-ly

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In sor-row and in joy

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Let him go where he will

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He’s my love still

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He’s my bon-ny light-er boy