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The Teacups: https://haystackrecords.bandcamp.com/track/the-weary-cutters
https://haystackrecords.bandcamp.com/track/the-weary-cutters
Chorus: Oh, the weary cutters, they’ve taken my laddie from me Oh, the weary cutters, they’ve taken my laddie from me They always come in the night, They never come in the day They always come in the night, And they steal the laddies away They’ve shipped him far away foreign, With Nelson all on the salt sea Oh, the weary cutters, they’ve taken my laddie from me When I look to the north I look with a tear in my eye But when I look to the south I see the laddies come by I’ll give the cutters a shilling, I’ll give the cutters no more I’ll give the cutters a shilling to fetch my laddie ashore Oh, the weary cutters, and oh, the weary sea Oh, the weary cutters, they’ve taken my laddie from me