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T:Johnnie Sangster
B:Milner D,Kaplan P, 1983,Songs of England,Ireland and Scotland,Oak,New York
F:http://www.folkinfo.org/songs
S:J Ord, Bothy Songs and Ballads
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w:O' a' the sea-sons o' the year when we maun work the  sair-est, 
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w:The hair-vest is the fore-most time and yet it is the rar-est.*
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w:We rise as seen as morn-in' licht Nae crat-ers can be blyth-er.*
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w: We buck-le on oor fin-ger-steels and fol-lowed out the scyth-er.
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w: For you, John-nie, you, John-nie, you, John-nie Sang-ster!*
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w:I'll trim the gav-el o' my sheaf for ye're the gal-lant band-ster.*