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Come along now come with me
Sail way ladies sail away
We'll sail on down to the Tappan Zee
Sail way ladies sail away

Would you rock, would you rock em' boys
Don't you rock em' dad, would you rock em daddy-o
Sail away ladies sail away, sail away ladies sail away
Sail away ladies sail away, sail away ladies sail away

Whenever I get my new boat done
Sail away ladies sail away
My daughters will have my very first one
Sail away ladies sail away

Would you rock, would you rock em' boys
Don't you rock em' dad, would you rock em daddy-o
Sail away ladies sail away, sail away ladies sail away
Sail away ladies sail away, sail away ladies sail away

Well a few new planks perhaps a spar
Sail away ladies sail away
And she'll be ready to cross the bar
Sail away ladies sail away

Would you rock, would you rock em' boys
Don't you rock em' dad, would you rock em daddy-o
Sail away ladies sail away, sail away ladies sail away
Sail away ladies sail away, sail away ladies sail away

She forgave my sins and taught me well
Sail away ladies sail away
How to read the tide, the wind, the swell
Sail away ladies sail away

Would you rock, would you rock em' boys
Don't you rock em' dad, would you rock em daddy-o
Sail away ladies sail away, sail away ladies sail away
Sail away ladies sail away, sail away ladies sail away

I hope that ere' I'm dead and gone
Sail away ladies sail away
I'll see their sails agains the dawn
Sail away ladies sail away

To Sandy Hook from Albany
Sail away ladies sail away
And eastward on across the sea
Sail away ladies sail away

Would you rock, would you rock em' boys
Don't you rock em' dad, would you rock em daddy-o
Sail away ladies sail away, sail away ladies sail away
Sail away ladies sail away, sail away ladies sail away

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from Where the Heron Waits, released January 1, 2009

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Betty and the Baby Boomers New Paltz, New York

An acoustic folk quintet from New York's Hudson Valley. Folk song magazine Sing Out! described the group as “a refreshing reminder of the halcyon days of American folk music” and the CD [Tumbling Through the Stream of Days] as “an enthusiastic testament to the sheer joy of singing and playing music.” ... more

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