{"id":1879,"date":"2008-03-17T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-03-17T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beerbellyband.com\/sweet-thames-flow-softly"},"modified":"2008-03-17T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-03-17T11:00:00","slug":"sweet-thames-flow-softly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beerbellyband.com\/en\/sweet-thames-flow-softly\/","title":{"rendered":"SWEET THAMES FLOW SOFTLY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Irish traditional song lyrics \u2014 collected by Beer Belly Band.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I met my girl at Woolwich Pier, beneath the big cranes standing<br \/>\nAnd oh, the love I felt for her it passed all understanding<br \/>\nTook her sailing on the river, flow sweet river, flow<br \/>\nLondon town was mine to give her, Sweet Thames flow softly<\/p>\n<p>Made the Thames into a crown, flow sweet river, flow<br \/>\nMade a brooch of Silver town, Sweet Thames flow softly<br \/>\nAt London Yard I held her hand; at Blackwall Point I faced her<br \/>\nAt the Isle of Dogs 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