Michael Roy Of Brooklyn City (l-m-h)

by Irish Folk Song

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MICHAEL ROY OF BROOKLYN CITY l-m-h
Irish folk song
Key: D
Time: 6/8

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In Brook-lyn Cit-y there lived a maid

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And she was known to fame

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Her moth-er's name was Mar-y Ann

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And her's was Mar-y Jane

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And ev-'ry Sat-ur-day morn-ing

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She used to go o-ver the riv-er

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To Ful-ton Mar-ket where she sold eggs

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And sau-sag-es like-wise liv-er

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For Oh for Oh

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He was my dar-ling boy

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For he was the lad with the au-burn hair

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And his name was Mi-chael Roy