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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Loreena McKennitt
Vocals
Roy Dodds
Drums
Ben Grossman
Percussion
Ian Harper
Clarinet
Brian Hughes
Guitar
Caroline Lavelle
Cello
Dudley Phillips
Bass
George Koller
Bass Guitar
Donal Lunny
Bouzouki
Hugh Marsh
Violin
Anne Bourne
Cello
Rick Lazar
Percussion
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Loreena McKennitt
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Loreena McKennitt
Producer
Brian Hughes
Co-Producer
Donal Lunny
Assistant Producer
Jeff Wolpert
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
A farmer there lived in the north country
A-hey-ho and me bonny-o
And he had daughters; one, two, three
The swans swim so bonny-o
These daughters they walked by the river's brim
A-hey-ho and me bonny-o
The eldest pushed the youngest in
The swans swim so bonny-o
Oh sister, oh sister, pray lend me your hand
A-hey-ho and me bonny-o
And I will give you house and land
The swans swim so bonny-o
I'll give you neither hand nor glove
A-hey-ho and me bonny-o
Unless you give me your own true love
The swans swim so bonny-o
Oh father, oh daddy, here swims a swan
A-hey-ho and me bonny-o
It's very like a gentle woman
The swans swim so bonny-o
They placed her on the bank to dry
A-hey-ho and me bonny-o
There came a harper passing by
The swans swim so bonny-o
He made harp pins of her fingers fair
A-hey-ho and me bonny-o
He made harp strings of her golden hair
The swans swim so bonny-o
He made a harp of her breast bone
A-hey-ho and me bonny-o
And straight it began to play alone
The swans swim so bonny-o
And there does sit my father the King
A-hey-ho and me bonny-o
And yonder sits my mother the Queen
The swans swim so bonny-o
And there does sit my brother Hugh
A-hey-ho and me bonny-o
And by him William, sweet and true
The swans swim so bonny-o
And there does sit my false sister, Anne
A-hey-ho and me bonny-o
Who drowned me for the sake of a man
The swans swim so bonny-o
Writer(s): Loreena Mckennitt
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