A 1854 popular song. Words by Geo. F. Meeser. Music by Wm. B. Harvey.
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I lov’d her long nor thought it wrong and she lov’d me in return
But she left one day and went away, my pretty Dilly Burn
2. My heart grew sad, I could not work, my master wondered why
I told him how she left one day, and never said good bye
‘Twas then I learn’d from his dear lips, that Dilly had been sold
And how we sever’d had to be, for a paltry sum of gold
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I lov’d her long nor thought it wrong and she lov’d me in return
And massa said I soon would see my pretty Dilly Burn
3. Now after this, it was not long, my Dilly’s owner died
When massa bought her, good kind soul, and gave her as my bride
And now we’re happy in our cot, and massa’s pleased to see
How two fond hearts that truly love, tho black, can happy be
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I lov’d her long nor thought it wrong and she lov’d me in return
And now contented I can be, my pretty Dilly Burn
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