Lowlands (4) Lowlands, lowlands, away, my John Oh my old mother, she wrote to me My dollar and a half a day She wrote to me to come back from sea Lowlands, lowlands, away, my John A dollar and a half is black man's pay My dollar and a half a day Five dollars a day is white man's pay Lowlands, lowlands, away, my John The white man's pay is rather high My dollar and a half a day The black man's pay is rather low Lowlands, lowlands, away, my John JN oct96
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