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Wind and Rain

There were two sisters came 4 walkin' down the stream
7b Oh the (4) wind and 1 rain
The one behind pushed the 4 other one in
Cryin' 5 oh the (6m) dreadful (7b) wind and 1 rain

Johnny gave the youngest a gay gold ring,...
Didn't give the oldest one anything,...

They pushed her into the river to drown,...
And watched her as she floated down,...

She floated 'till she came to a miller's pond,...
Cryin', Father oh father there swims a swan,...

The miller pulled her out with a fishing hook,...
Pulled that fair maid from the brook,...

He left her on the banks to dry,...
And a fiddlin' fool come passing by,...

Out of the woods came a fiddler fair,...
Took thirty strands of her long yellow hair,...

And he made a fiddle bow of her long yellow hair,...
He made a fiddle bow of her long yellow hair,...

He made fiddle pegs of her long finger bones,...
He made fiddle pegs of her long finger bones,...

And he made a little fiddle of her breast bone,...
The sound could melt a heart of stone,...

And the only tune that the fiddle would play, was...
The only tune that the fiddle would play, was...


A song from the The ToneWay Mountain Music Collection, which offers lyrics and free Song Clips (recordings for learning the song by ear) for nearly 400 traditional songs, many of which are often heard in bluegrass and old-time jam circles. The ToneWay Project also offers songbooks, CDs, and a free online video series for learning to play music by ear. http://ToneWay.com