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Fower and Twenty Mermaids 
Fower and Twenty Mermaids
 Fower and twenty mermaids, Wha left the port o Leith, Tae tempt the fine auld hermit, Wha dwelt upon Inchkeith.
 Nae boat, nor waft, nor crayer, Nor craft had they, nor oars nor sails; Their lily hands were oars enough, Their tillers were their tails.
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 SC (1948), 176 (no. 332), from Fife. MS APR99