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Title
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Only daughter
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Singer
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Sawyer, David [Phoebus]
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Song Lyrics
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Verse 1
'Tis down in the valley my father does dwell,
See! Mary on yonder stile is leaning;
And all that the cottage produces I sell,
And earn him a little by gleaning.
Verse 2
Then I must away by the break of the day,
My basket to fill by the water;
To earn all I can for my father, poor man,
For I am his only daughter.
Verse 3
Besides, there is William has fetched, from the valley,
Three pretty cows from old Mary;
He'll soon want someone, for he told me he should,
A maid to look after his dairy.
Verse 4
So he asked me to go, and I could not say no,
For it's only just over the water;
So he asked me to go, and I could not say no,
For I am the only daughter.
