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BBC Folk Song Cellar, 02/12/66
Sandy Denny (1947-1978)

The song appears in "The Scottish Gael" by James Logan, first published 1876. But was composed in late 18th Century by Jane Finlayson of Tong, Lewis for a young Uig fisherman, Donald MacRae.

Fhir a bhata, no horó eile
Fhir a bhata, no horó eile
Fhir a bhata, no horó eile
Mo shoraidh slàn leat 's gach àit' an tèid thu.

Boatman, o ho ro eile
Boatman, o ho ro eile
Boatman, o ho ro eile
Fare thee well, wherever thou goest.

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