Intro: verse 1: An earthly nooris sits and spins And aye she sings ba lilley wain Sayin', "Little ken I my bairn's father Far less the land that he bides in" verse 2: And he was there at her bedfoot And a grumlie guest, I'm sure, 'twas he Sayin', "Here am I, thy bairn's father Although I be not comely" verse 3: "I am a man upon the land And I am a Silkie in the sea But when I'm far and far frae land My home it is in Sule Skerry____" verse 4: Then he's taen oot a purse o' gold And he has thrown it upon her knee Sayin', "Gi tae me my bonny wee son And tak' thee up thy nooris fee___" VERSE 5: "For it'll come to pass on a summer's day When the sun shines bright on every stane That I'll come and tak' my bonny wee son And teach him how to swim the fame" VERSE 6: "And you shall marry a gunner good And a proud gunner, I'm sure he'll be But the very first shot that e'er he fires He'll kill both your young son and me" VERSE 7: "I am a man upon the land And I am a Silkie in the sea But when I'm far and far frae land My home it is in Sule Skerry____"
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