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Verse 1
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Young Emily was
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a fire lady bride,
she loved her diver boat.
He sailed the ocean over
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his money for to show
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That he'd been sailin' north of Maine
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And divin' in the lowlands low
Said she, my father has a big hotel
Down by the riverside
You go there and call to stay
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Don't let my brother know
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That you're the famous diver boy
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been diving in the lowlands low
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The diver boy took a drink that night
before he went to bed
Not dreaming of the danger
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surrounding his young head
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we'll rob this diver boat
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And Cindy's body sinking fast
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down in the lowlands low
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Young Emily went to bed that night
and had an awful dream
She dreamed she saw her true love's blood
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a -flowin' in the stream
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to her parents she did say
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What has become the diver boy
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who came here far to stay?
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Oh father, you're a robber,
Brother, you have murdered
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are bending to and fro
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Weepin' for my diver boy,
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been diving in the lowlands low
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Just then the diver broke the waves
with a smile upon his face
He swam ashore and took fair
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plainly goes to show
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You cannot drown a sailor boy
Been diving in the lowland low
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You cannot drown a sailor boy
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Been diving in the lowland low
Outro 1
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