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The Road To Drumleman
04:13
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Oh the springtime returns to the Laggan again
And the lark sweetly sings o'er the green fertile plain
And I'll take the road that is dearest to me,
The road to Drumleman that winds to the sea.
For I've made many friends on every green mile
And the folks always greet me with a wave and a smile
If I spend all my days here, it's happy I'll be,
On the road to Drumleman that winds to the sea.
For we sat by the fire while the winter winds blew
And we laughed and we sang till the night was well through
And we had a good dram and a wee cup o' tea
On the road to Drumleman that winds to the sea.
And the long summer days when we climbed the hills o'er
To spend hours in the fields over Aran's wild shores
The soft summer's twilight bid shadows to flee
On the road to Drumleman that winds to the sea.
These days passing swiftly bring changes I know
And time marches on from this place we must go
But I'll ever remember as the heart beats in me,
The road to Drumleman that winds to the sea.
The road to Drumleman that winds to the sea.
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Soldier's Round
04:10
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Here stands a couple and they join hearts and hands
He wants a wife and she wants a man
Soon they will get married if they can agree
They'll march on down to old Tennessee and married they shall be
Chorus:
Dance all night, fiddle all day (3X)
That's the soldier's joy they say
Here I stand on Buttermilk Hill
Who could blame me cry my fill
Every tear could turn a mill
Johnny has gone for a soldier...Chorus
Where have all the flowers gone
Where have all the flowers gone
Where have all the flowers gone
Long time passing...Chorus
Grapeshot and musket and cannons lumber loud
There's many a mangled body, a blanket for a shroud
There's many a mangled body left on the fields alone
I am a lonely soldier so far from my home...Chorus
You are your momma's darling boy
You are your momma's darling boy
You are your momma's darling boy
So play that tune called "Soldier's Joy"
Instrumental
Here stands a couple and they join hearts and hands
He wants a wife and she wants a man
Soon they will get married if they can agree
They'll march on down to old Tennessee and married they shall be...Chorus
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The Blackest Crow
04:45
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The blackest crow that ever flew would surely turn to white
If ever I prove false to you bright day would turn to night
Bright day would turn to night my love, the elements would mourn
If ever I prove false to you the seas would rage and burn
I wish my heart were made of glass, wherein you might behold
That there your name was written dear, in letters made of gold
In letters made of gold my love, believe me when I say
You are the only one for me, until my dying day
Instrumental
The blackest crow that ever flew would surely turn to white
If ever I prove false to you bright day would turn to night
Bright day would turn to night my love, the elements would mourn
If ever I prove false to you the seas would rage and burn
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One Day I Will
03:26
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I never have seen the face of my savior
But serving him has been such a thrill
I never have seen the gates to the city
But one day, one day I will
Chorus:
One day I’m gonna walk on the streets of pure gold
And they tell me that half has never yet been told
I’ll be united with my loved ones on Zion’s holy hill
But one day, one day I will
Since the day I first met him
He has been all to me
And my life with his joy he has filled
And I’m longing for the day
When my eyes will behold him
But one day, one day I will…Chorus
Instrumental
I never have seen the face of my savior
But serving him has been such a thrill
I never have seen the gates to the city
But one day, one day I will...Chorus
Oh, one day, one day I will
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Oh, What Do We Know?
03:35
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I’m told that we’ll meet them on the other shore
Oh, what do we know?
Is waiting until then worth waiting for?
Oh, what do we know?
I disregarded good advice and fell in love
Oh, what do we know?
When confidence and friendship may have been enough
Oh, what do we know?
instrumental
I wonder if it’s possible to love too great
Oh, what do we know?
I know i’d rather love this way than love too late
Oh, what do we know?
It’s seldom smart to get attached
(It’s not supposed to end like that)
But if you do then you’ll discover what it means
To be...one’s lover
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Single girl, single girl, she's going dressed so fine
Oh, she's going dressed so fine
Married girl, married girl, she wears just any kind
Oh, she wears just any kind
Single girl, single girl, she goes to the store and buys
Oh, she goes to the store and buys
Married girl, married girl, she rocks the cradle and cries
Oh, she rocks the cradle and cries
Instrumental
Single girl, single girl, she's going where she please
Oh, she's going where she please
Married girl, married girl, a baby on her knees
Oh, a baby on her knees
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I'm going down to the river of Jordan
Oh, yes, I'm going down to the river of Jordan
Some of these days (hallelujah)
I'm going down to the river of Jordan
I'm going down to the river of Jordan some of these days
I'm gonna eat at the welcome table
Oh, yes, I'm gonna eat at the welcome table
Some of these days (hallelujah)
I'm gonna eat at the welcome table
I'm gonna eat at the welcome table some of these days
Instrumental
I'm gonna sing in the heavenly choir
Oh, yes, I'm gonna sing in the heavenly choir
Some of these days (hallelujah)
I'm gonna sing in the heavenly choir
I'm gonna sing in the heavenly choir some of these days
I'm gonna put on silver slippers
Oh, yes, I'm gonna put on silver slippers
Some of these days (hallelujah)
I'm gonna put on silver slippers
I'm gonna put on silver slippers some of these days
Instrumental
I'm gonna sit down by my Jesus
Oh, yes, I'm gonna sit down by my Jesus
Some of these days (hallelujah)
I'm gonna sit down by my Jesus
I'm gonna sit down by my Jesus some of these days
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8. |
Song Of the Cowboys
04:26
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A cowboy’s life is a mighty hard life,
Riding through heat and through cold.
But I wouln’t trade all my cowpunching days
For all of old Midas’ gold
There’s horses to break and rustler’s to fight
And deserts that will make you turn pale.
But there’s plenty of fun for the son of a gun
Who can sing and be gay on the trail
Chorus:
ky-i, ky-ipe, ky-ipe, ky-o repeat
We round up the dogies and drift them along,
Corral them all over the plain.
We rope them and brand them and doctor the bulls,
And we turn them out loose on the range
At night when the dogies are dreaming about
Cows headed all over the plain,
The night riders sit in their saddles and sing
From the dark ‘til the dawn of the day…chorus
Instrumental
When Saint Peter calls us to come to his plain
And herd the wild cattle up there.
I hope all the boys who have rode the long range
Will come when he gives them a dare
I want a good horse that can run a fast race,
A crew that don’t care where we go.
We’ll ride away off to some desolate place
And sing ky-ipee, ky-o…chorus
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She Sits At Her Loom
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In the quiet of the cellar, in the farthest of rooms
She sits at her loom and she weaves
The mold and the laundry, they mingle a scent
As she sits at her loom and she weaves
Above and around, the family is stirring
She hears footsteps and voices as she weaves
The cotton, the linen, the wool and the silk
The feel to her fingers as she weaves
Blue, red, green and brown, deep lavender and yellow
The look to her eyes as she weaves
The littlest is crying, the others are fighting
She hopes they can manage as she weaves
Big pot on the stove needs the burner turned low
The children need rides and she weaves
She winds up the warp and covers the loom
Shuts the door, turns around, and she leaves
As she climbs up the stairs, she thinks wool, she thinks color
She can't wait to come back to weave
In the quiet of the cellar, in the farthest of rooms
That's where you might find her
As she sits at her loom and she weaves
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Sweet Fern
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Springtime is coming, sweet lonesome bird
Your echo in the woodland I hear
Down in the meadow so lonesome you are singing
While the moonlight is shining so clear
I know he's away in a far distant land
A land that is over the sea
Go fly to him singing your sweet little song;
And tell him to come back to me
Chorus:
Sweet Fern! Sweet Fern!
Oh tell me is my darling still true
Sweet Fern! Sweet Fern!
I'll be just as happy as you.
Yo-de-lay, yo-de-lay-he
Yo-de-lay, yo-de-lay-he-he
Yo-de-lay, yo-de-lay-he
Oh tell me sweet Fern, is he thinking of me
And the promise he made long ago
He said he'd return, from over the sea
Oh why do the years roll so slow
I know he's away in a far distant land
A land that is over the sea
Go fly to him singing your sweet little song
And tell him to come back to me
Instrumental
Yo-de-lay, yo-de-lay-he
Yo-de-lay, yo-de-lay-he-he
Yo-de-lay, yo-de-lay-he
Upon my finger he placed a small ring
On the day he was leaving his home
I promised I'd be his own dear little girl
And I'd love him wherever he roamed
But I know he's away in a far distant land
A land that is over the sea
Go fly to him singing your sweet little song
And tell him to come back to me!...Chorus
Yo-de-lay, yo-de-lay-he
Yo-de-lay, yo-de-lay-he-he
Yo-de-lay, yo-de-lay-he
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Quiet Sky
03:43
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Such a perfect day, in a perfect month
Such a blue, blue sky
It's my favorite time of the year
What a lovely place, what a lovely garden
Such a blue and quiet sky
The pumpkins are ready and they're lying on their sides
When a week had passed, he said, "You must get dressed.
The best thing we can do, is go on with our work."
And so he took his rake, and he headed for the garden
He said, "The harvest won't wait and there's still beauty everywhere".
Such a perfect day, in a perfect month
Such a strange and quiet sky
The pumpkins are ready and they're lying on their sides
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12. |
Fare Thee Well
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Fare thee well
My own true love
Farewell for a while
I'm going away
But I'll return
If I go 10,000 miles
10,000 miles
My own true love
10, 000 miles or more
And the rocks may melt
And the seas may burn
If I no more return
Oh, can't you see
Yon lonesome dove
Sitting on yon ivy tree
She's weeping for
Her own true love
As I will weep for mine
Oh, come back
My own true love
And stay a while with me
For if I had a friend
All on this earth
Then you'd be that friend to me, my dear
Oh, come back
My own true love
And stay a while with me
For if I had a friend
All on this earth
Then you'd be that friend to me, my dear
You'd be that friend to me
You'd be that friend to me
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