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Mountain Field
02:55
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It's one more year this mountain field I'll till
It's one more year this mountain field I'll till
No stones or buried sticks again to play me tricks
Oh, I wish I knew my darlin's heart so well
When it was fine and dry I prayed for rain
When it was fine and dry I prayed for rain
But when those drops did fall many weeds grew tall
Well, it's then I wished the sun would shine again
A farmer plants by season and by sign
A farmer plants by season and by sign
Not so love's fragile seed; It's sown in time of need
And it will not grow but by its own design
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Sheebeg Sheemore
03:32
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Katy Cruel
02:39
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When first I came to town
They called me the rovin' jewel
Now they've changed their tune
They call me Katy Cruel
I know who I am
I know who's going with me
I know who I love
But the Lord knows if I'll marry
Little lallie day, oh the little lee-oh day, and
All that I am that I would be
Then I would be what I am not
But I am what I must be
What I would be I cannot
Little lallie day, oh the little lee-oh day
When first I came to town
They brought me the bottle plenty
Now they've changed their tune
They bring me the bottles empty
I'll dye my petticoats red
And face them with the yellow
Then I'll tell all the lads
My own heart I will follow
(Chorus)
It's down the road I go
And through the boggy mire
Straight way cross the town
And to my heart's desire
And all that I am that I would be
Then I would be what I am not
But I am what I must be
What I would be I cannot
(Chorus)
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Leaboy's Lassie
03:03
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First when I came to the town
The called me proud and saucy
Now they've changed my name
Called me the leaboy's lassie
First when I came to the town
They called me young and bonny
Now they've changed my name
Called me the leaboy's honey
I'll dye my petticoats red
And face them with the yellow
I'll tell the dyster lad
That the leaboy I'm tae follow
Over hills and dales
And over dikes and ditches
So well I like the lad
Who wears the moleskin britches
Feather beds are fine
And painted rooms are bonny
But I would leave them all
To jog along with Johnny
Oh, for Saturday night
It's I that'll see my dearie
He'll come whistling in
When I am tired and weary
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Arthur McBride
03:06
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Bridget O'Malley
03:36
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Oh Bridget O'Malley, you have left my heart shaken
With a hopeless desolation, I'll have you to know
It's the wonders of admiration your quiet face has taken
And your beauty will haunt me wherever I go
The white moon o'er the pale sand, the pale star above the thorn tree
Are cold beside my darling, but no purer than she
I gaze upon the cold moon 'til the stars drown in the warm sea
And the bright eyes of my darling are never on me
My Sunday is weary, my Sunday it is gray now
My heart is a cold thing, my heart is a stone
All joy is dead in me, my life has gone away now
Some other has taken my love for his own
The day it is approaching when we were to be married
And it's rather I would die than live only to grieve
Oh meet me my darling where the sun sets o'er the barley
And I'll wait for you there, on the road to Drumslieve
Oh Bridget O'Malley, you have left my heart shaken...
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Carrickfergus
02:51
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The Twa Corbies
03:36
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As I was walking all alane
I heard twa corbies makin' mane
And t'ane untae the t'ither did say-o
Whaur sall we gang and dine today-o
Whaur sall we gang and dine today
It's in ahind yon auld fail dike
I wot there lies a new slain knight
And naebody kens that he lies there-o
But his hawk and his hound and his lady fair-o
His hawk and his hound and his lady fair
His hawk has tae the hunting gane
His hound tae fetch the wild cock hame
His lady's ta'en anither mate-o
So we maun mak' oor dinner swate-o
We maun mak' oor dinner swate
It's ye'll sit on his white hoosebane
And I'll pike oot his bonny blue e'en
And wi' a lock o' his gauden hair-o
We'll theeck oor nest when it grows bare-o
Theeck oor nest when it grows bare
It's many a ane for him mak's mane
But nane sall ken whaur he is gane
And o'er his bones when they lie bare-o
The wind sall blaw forever mair-o
The wind sall blaw forever mair
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Grace Nugent
03:14
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The Land o' the Leal
03:29
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I'm wearing awa', John
Like snow wreaths in thaw, John
I'm wearing awa'
To the land o' the leal
There's no sorrow there, John
There's neither cold nor care, John
The day is aye fair
In the land o' the leal
Our bonny bairn is there, John
She was both good and fair, John
And ah, we grudged her sair
To the land o' the leal
But sorrow's self wears past, John
And joy's a-coming fast, John
The joy that's aye to last
In the land o' the leal
Now dry your glistening e'e, John
My soul longs to be free, John
And angels beckon me
To the land o' the leal
But hold you leal and true, John
Your day is wearing through, John
And I will welcome you
To the land o' the leal
I'm wearing awa', John
Like snow wreaths in thaw, John
I'm wearing awa'
To the land o' the leal
So fare you well, my ain John
This world's cares are vain, John
We'll meet and we'll be fain
In the land o' the leal
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Bridget Cruise, 3rd Air
03:43
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To My Old Brown Earth
02:38
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To my old brown earth
And to my old blue sky
I'll now give
These last few molecules of "I"
And you who sing
And you who stand nearby
I do charge you not to cry
Guard well our human chain
Watch well you keep it strong
As long as sun will shine
And this our home
Keep pure and sweet and green
For now I'm yours
And you are also mine
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