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 By the shores of the Swilly, two children at play

 The king of the castle, the queen of the may

 Just me and my sister, in a world of pretend

 Where the sun would keep shining, the day never end

 By the shores of the Swilly, now with kids of our own

Another year over, and see how they've grown

 Then we'd watch the last sunset, and walk arm in arm

 Till I see you next summer; God keep you from harm

 And if I was a flier who crashed now and then,

 she would put me together and fly me again.

 And if I was a flier who crashed now and then,

 she would put me together and fly me again.

 By the shores of the Swilly, with an aching inside

 I'll watch as her body is raised from the tide...

 Her life has been taken, and I'll never know why

 but I feel in that moment, a part of me died...