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I DREW MY SHIP INTO A HARBOUR. Northumbrian, Air (3/4 time). A Flat Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part.

I drew my ship into the harbour,
I drew her up where my true love lay,
I drew her close by up to the window,
To listen what my dear girl did say.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Bruce & Stokoe (Northumbrian Minstrelsy), 1882; p. 93.

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