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I heard an Irish folk song recently that was utterly captivating.
The song was about an Irishman in Australia who was homesick, and while he had some family ties or business dealings that demanded his continued presence "down under," he was doing a lot of thinking about how he could somehow bring his fond memories of the Emerald Isle overseas to his new homeland (since he couldn't leave, himself). It's kind of sad, really, but when you think about how much he loved his native country, it becomes a thing of haunting beauty.
This is a song you can sing every week and get real happy.
It goes like this: :guitar:
I was dreaming of old Ireland, of Kilarney's lakes and fells
I was dreaming of the shamrock and the dear old Shannon bells
When my memory suggested in a vision bright and clear
All the strange things that would happen if we had old Ireland here.
If the Blarney Stone stood out on Sydney Harbor
And Dublin town to Melbourne came to stay
If the Shannon River joined the Brisbane waters
And Killarney's lakes flowed into Botany Bay
If the Shannon bells rang out in old Freemantle
And County Cork in Adelaide did appear
Erin's sons would never roam, all the boys would stay at home
If we only had old Ireland over here.
There are lots of lovely fairies dancing on the village green
There are lots of lovely colleens, the finest ever seen
Where the boys are all called Paddy and the girls called Molly dear
Sure we'd wrap the green flag 'round them if we had old Ireland here.
If the Blarney Stone stood out on Sydney Harbor...
And Dublin town to Melbourne came to stay
If the Shannon River joined the Brisbane waters
And Killarney's lakes flowed into Botany Bay
If the Shannon bells rang out in old Freemantle
And County Cork in Adelaide did appear
Erin's sons would never roam, all the boys would stay at home
If we only had old Ireland over here.
Erin's sons would never roam, all the boys would stay at home
If we only had old Ireland over here (quietly...)
Erin's sons would never roam, all the boys would stay at home (big finish...)
If we only had old Ireland over here!
Recording data:
Barnbrack
Pete St. John
F. Mc Peake
McMaster
Irish Sing-along
ISBN: 0-7396-0053-2
Compose Records
800-738-3747
ppisales@peterpan.com
http://www.peterpan.com <--- that website is a real
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