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When first to this country, a stranger I cameI placed my affections on a maid that was youngShe being young and tender, her waist small and slenderKind Nature had formed her for my overthrowOn the banks of the Bannr, is where I first beheld herShe appeared like great Juno the fair Grecian queenHer eyes shone like diamonds, her star softly shinin'Her lips were like roses, or like blood drops in snowIt was her cruel parents that first caused our varianceBecause she was rich, and above my degreeBut I'll do my endeavours to gain my love's favourAlthough she is born of a high familyMy name it is Delaney, that's a name that won't shame meIf I had had money I would never have roamedBut the drinking and sporting, night rambling and courtingWere the cause of my ruin and absence from home But now that I have gained her I'm happy foreverWith rings on her fingers and gold in her earsAnd now by the banks of the lovely Bann watersIn peace and contentment I live with my dear From Letras Mania