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'Twas pretty to be in Ballinderry
'Twas pretty to be in Aghalee
Still prettier to be on bonny Ram's Island
Sitting forever beneath a tree
For often I sailed to bonny Ram's Island
Arm in arm with Phelim, my dear
And he would whistle and I would sing
And we would make the whole island ring
"I'm going," he said, "from bonny Ram's Island
Out and across the deep blue sea
And if in your heart you love me, Mary
Open your arms at last to me"
'Twas pretty to be in Ballinderry
But now it's as sad as sad can be
For the ship that sailed with Phelim, my diamond
Is sunk forever beneath the sea
'Twas pretty to be in Ballinderry
'Twas pretty to be in Aghalee
Still prettier to be on bonny Ram's Island
Sitting forever beneath a tree
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The Gamblin' Wife
02:37
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This cottage on the mountain
It's my home up here so high
Willie, he's my darlin
And he'll miss me when he's dry
Train on the island
Headed for the west
Go tell my true love
The one I love the best
Jack, oh, Jack o' diamonds
Oh, I know you of old
For you robbed my poor pockets
Of my silver and my gold
Train on the island
Somethin's got to give
I've been here since I got born
The odds they don't forgive
The cuckoo, she's a pretty bird
She lifts me when she flies
My mind is not to marry
But to break free from the lies
Train on the island
Headed for the west
Me and my Willie boy, we fell out
It might be for the best
Steam from the whistle,
Smoke from the stack
Gonna catch that 5:18
I'm never comin' back
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Lovely Molly
03:28
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I go where I please, like early autumn leaves
on a sunshine breeze
Who do I see sitting by the stream?
The girl of my dreams, Lovely Molly
Ah, I wouldn't believe
If I hadn't seen such beauty
She spoke softly,
"Won't you come with me to live by the sea?"
She read my mind, showed me a life sublime,
Sunsets and wine, My love was blind
Ah, I wouldn't believe
If I hadn't seen such beauty
Ah, the blue in her eyes
Disguised Molly's lies
Slowly, the sun sets on me and lovely Molly
My ship sails high on the horizon line, it leaves me behind
I'm at her whim, 'cause I never learned to swim
Now she's with him, oh, what a sin!
Ah, I wouldn't believe
If I hadn't seen such beauty
Ah, the blue in her eyes
Disguised Molly's lies
Slowly, the sun sets on me and lovely Molly
Behind every Queen shines a guillotine
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Wild Mountain Thyme
03:50
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Oh, the summer time is coming
And the trees are sweetly blooming,
And the wild mountain thyme
Blows around the blooming heather
Will you go, lassie, go?
Chorus:
And we'll all go together
To pluck wild mountain thyme
All around the blooming heather,
Will you go, lassie, go?
I will build my love a tower
By yon clear crystal fountain.
And on it I will build
All the flowers of the mountain.
Will you go, lassie, go?
If my true love won't come with me,
I will surely find another
To pull wild mountain thyme
All around the blooming heather.
Will you go, lassie, go?
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TRÚ
The trú was a mythological trio of poet-musicians in ancient Ulster. They were revered throughout Ireland, some believing
their songs and stories came to them from the future. Others maintained that the trú were possessed by spirits during performance. As such, they were considered gatekeepers to the Otherworld.
New album 'Eternity Near' out September 8th.
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