Key: C major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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with an independent air
He would woo her, court her,
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Till fi nally Miss Bridget
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was heard at last to say
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let him sink or let him swim
He can go and get another
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that I hope he will enjoy
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For I'm going to marry a far nicer boy
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Then he wrote to her a letter
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She sent him back an answer
saying she was very glad
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But she cared no more about him
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He can go to his old mother
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and set her mind at ease
She can say that I am flighty,
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Cause I don't want to marry
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her great big ugly son
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let him sink or let him swim.
He can go and get another
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that I hope he will enjoy.
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Let him go, let him go
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Let him go, let him tarry, let him stay
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that I hope he will enjoy
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and left poor Bridget high upon the shelf
when she's sitting by herself
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so debonair and gay
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he'd never heard her say
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let him sink or let him swim
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nor I don't care for him
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Let him go, let him go,
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Let him go, let him tarry, let him stay.
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that I hope he will enjoy,
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For I am going to marry a fine, nicer boy.
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