The king he had a daughter fair; Arbutus was her name....
Cast off, cast of your very brown gown, and stand upon the stone, for if you be a maid or none, the truth it must be known.
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And she's cast off her very brown gown, and let the gown fall free, but before the hem did touch the ground, she's turned into a tree.
Her lover became the gentle breeze; through her branches he does play, and she sheds off her soft brown bark, until this very day.
(Paddy Graber)
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