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Old George's Square 
My parents raised me tenderly They had no child but me But my mind was set on rambling around And with them I couldn't agree There was a girl in this same town She was so wond'rous fair There was no other girl in the country 'round That with her I could compare 
I asked her if she would agree For me to cross over the main She said she would prove true to me Till I return again I got my things, went to the dock Her tears shone down like wine We kissed, shook hands, and parted I left my girl behind 
As I walked out one morning To view Old George's Square The mail-post boat had just arose And the post-boy met me there He handed me a letter Which give me to understand That the girl I left behind me Had married another man 
I turned myself all around and about I knew not what to do I read on a few lines further And I found the news were true I'll follow the old train Bad company I'll resign I'll ramble around from town to town For the girl I left behind 
Jean Ritchie's version of the story. JN oct96