[Verse 1]
There lived an old lord by the Northern sea
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There lived an old lord by the Northern sea
Bow your bend to me
There lived an old lord by the Northern sea
And he had daughters one, two, three

[Refrain]
I'll be true to my love
If my love be true to me

[Verse 2]
A young man came a-courting there
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A young man came a-courting there
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A young man came a-courting there
And he took his choicе of the youngest fair

[Refrain]
I'll be truе to my love
If my love be true to me

[Verse 3]
He gave this youngest a beaver hat
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He gave this youngest a beaver hat
Bow your bend to me
He gave this youngest a beaver hat
The oldest she thought little of that
[Refrain]
I'll be true to my love
If my love be true to me

[Verse 4]
He gave this youngest a gay gold ring
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He gave this youngest a gay gold ring
Bow your bend to me
He gave this youngest a gay gold ring
The oldest not one single thing

[Refrain]
I'll be true to my love
If my love be true to me

[Verse 5]
"Oh sister, oh sister, let's us walk out"
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"Oh sister, oh sister, let us walk out"
Bow your bend to me
"Oh sister, oh sister, let us walk out
And see those little ships go sailing about"

[Refrain]
I'll be true to my love
If my love be true to me
[Verse 6]
As they walked down by the salty brim
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As they walked down by the salty brim
Bow your bend to me
As they walked down by the salty brim
The oldest pushed that youngest in

[Refrain]
I'll be true to my love
If my love be true to me

[Verse 7]
"Oh sister, oh sister, lend me your hand"
Bow down
"Oh sister, oh sister, lend me your hand"
Bow your bend to me
"Oh sister, oh sister, lend me your hand
And you shall have my dowry land"

[Refrain]
I'll be true to my love
If my love be true to me

[Verse 8]
"I'll neither lend you my hand nor glove"
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"I'll neither lend you my hand nor glove"
Bow your bend to me
"I'll neither lend you my hand nor glove
But I will have your own true love"
[Refrain]
I'll be true to my love
If my love be true to me

[Verse 9]
Oh, down she sank and away she swam
Bow down
Oh, down she sank and away she swam
Bow your bend to me
Oh, down she sank and away she swam
Into the miller's dam she ran

[Refrain]
I'll be true to my love
If my love be true to me

[Verse 10]
He robbed her of her gay gold ring
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He robbed her of her gay gold ring
Bow your bend to me
He robbed her of her gay gold ring
And then he pushed her in again

[Refrain]
I'll be true to my love
If my love be true to me

[Verse 11]
The miller was hanged at his own mill gate
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The miller was hanged at his own mill gate
Bow your bend to me
The miller was hanged at his own mill gate
The oldest sister was burned at the stake

[Refrain]
I'll be true to my love
If my love be true to me