The spinningwheel : to eilly and teesa in philly Mellow the moonlight to shine is beginning Close to the window yound eileen is spinning Bent over the fire her blind grandmother sitting Is crooning and moaning and drowsily knitting Eileen achara i hear someone tapping ’tis the ivy dear mother against the glass flapping Eilly […]
The harp that once : to oombayga and family The harp that once through tara’s halls The soul of music shed Now hangs as mute on tara’s walls As if that soul were fled So sleeps the pride of former days So glory’s thrill is o’er And the hearts that once beat high for praise […]
by a lonely prison wall I heard a young girl calling, ‘michael, they are taking you away. For you stole travelyns corn, So the young might see the morn, Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay.’ Chorus Low lie the fields of athenry Where once we watched the small freebirds fly. Our love […]
The cliffs of dooneen: to izabella and tadeusz You may travel far from your own native home Far away o’er the mountains far away o’er the foam But of all the fine places that i’ve ever been There’s none can compare with the cliffs of dooneen It’s a nice place to be on a fine […]
Galway bay : to uncle ed, boston, mass. If you ever go across the sea to ireland Then maybe at the closing of your day You will sit and watch the moon rise over claddagh And see the sun go down on galway bay Just to hear again the ripple of the trout stream The […]
The spanish lady : to ming and family As i went down through dublin city At the hour of twelve at night Who should i spy but a spanish lady Washing her feet by candlelight First she washed them then she dried them Over a fire of amber coal In all my life i ne’er […]
Wild mountain thyme : to the mcpeake family of belfast Oh the summer time is coming And the trees are sweetly bloomin’ And the wild mountain thyme Grows around the bloomin’ heather Will ye go lassie go and we’ll all go together To pluck wild mountain thyme? All around the bloomin’ heather Will ye go […]
My bonnie : (duet with briar boake) to lynn liddell My bonnie lies over the ocean My bonnie lies over the sea My bonnie lies over the ocean Bring back my bonnie to me Last night as i lay on my pillow Last night as i lay on my bed I dreamt that my bonnie […]
When our love was new Through spring’s first morning sun We’d run, only beginning I never gave a thought That sun and seasons change It’s strange, so soon it’s the ending Let me get my overcoat Let me get my hat When i’ll lose the warmth of you I’ll need that Let me put my […]
Sweet sister mary what is this i hear I hear that you’re planning on leaving from here And i fear that it’s true there’s a great empty space Faces are crying all over the place Stay mary stay Tears and the rain and the dew occupy The valley sweet mary where you say goodbye Now […]
