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Seven Long Years Lyrics by Jim Moray

Skulk

2012

My Billy sails on board a tender
And where he's bound I do not know
For seven long years, I've been constantly waiting
Since he's crossed the Bay of Biscay-O
One night as Mary lay a-sleeping
A knock came to her bedroom door
"Awake, arise oh my lovely Mary
To catch one glimpse of your Billy-O"
So Mary rose, she put on her clothes
And from the bedroom, she did go
And there she spied her own true lover
And his two cheeks were as white as snow
"Oh, Billy dear where are those blushes
Where are those blushes I used to know?"
"Mary dear the cold clay has changed them
And I'm just the ghost of your Willy-O"
"Oh my love I must be going
For now the cock's begin to crow"
As she saw him disappearing
Right down her cheeks, her tears did flow
If I had all the gold and silver
And all the money in Mexico
I'd give it all to the King of England
To bring me back my Willy-o
My Willy sails on board a tender
And where he's bound I do not know
But for seven long years, I've been constantly waiting
Since he's crossed the Bay of Biscay-o
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Jim Moray

Jim Moray

About “Seven Long Years” by Jim Moray

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"Seven Long Years" is credited to Jim Moray. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Seven Long Years" appears on "Skulk" in 2012.

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