The Cruel Youth (hi-lo)

17th C. American folk song
Key: D
Time: 3/4

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There was a youth, a cru-el youth

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He lived be-side the sea

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Six pret-ty maid-ens he drown-ed

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There by the lone-ly wil-low tree