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Skye Boat Song
02:52
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Sing me a song of a lass that is gone,
Say, could that lass be I?
Merry of soul she sailed on a day
Over the sea to Skye.
Mull was astern, Rùm on the port,
Eigg on the starboard bow;
Glory of youth glowed in her soul;
Where is that glory now?
Sing me a song of a lass that is gone,
Say, could that lass be I?
Merry of soul she sailed on a day
Over the sea to Skye.
Give me again all that was there,
Give me the sun that shone!
Give me the eyes, give me the soul,
Give me the lass that's gone!
Sing me a song of a lass that is gone,
Say, could that lass be I?
Merry of soul she sailed on a day
Over the sea to Skye.
Billow and breeze, islands and seas,
Mountains of rain and sun,
All that was good, all that was fair,
All that was me is gone.
Sing me a song of a lass that is gone,
Say, could that lass be I?
Merry of soul she sailed on a day
Over the sea to Skye.
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2. |
Freddie MacGowan
01:58
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His name is Fredrick MacGowan
His father's named that too
They're all called Freddie, Fredrick, or Fred
From the oldest one down to the new
My dear MacGowan, the boy who stole my heart
Keep me near ye, love me dearly, promise never to part
His father works as a farmhand
His grandfather owns the farm
He'll be giving it to Fredrick soon
Who'll protect it and keep it from harm
My dear MacGowan, the boy who stole my heart
Keep me near ye, love me dearly, promise never to part
My love's named Fredrick MacGowan
I call his name from afar
But there's too many Freddies or Freds
So they all answer whe'er they are
So I started calling mine "Mac"
So I could tell him apart
He comes running when'er he hears me
He calls me the belle o' his heart
My dear MacGowan, the boy who stole my heart
Keep me near ye, love me dearly, promise never to part
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3. |
Danny Boy
03:10
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Oh, Danny Boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling
From glen to glen, and down the mountain side.
The summer's gone, and all the roses falling,
'Tis you, 'Tis you must go and I must bide.
But come ye back when summer's in the meadow,
Or when the valley's hushed and white with snow,
'Tis I'll be here in sunshine or in shadow,—
Oh, Danny Boy, oh Danny Boy, I love you so!
But when ye come, and all the flowers are dying,
If I am dead, as dead I well may be,
Ye'll come and find the place where I am lying,
And kneel and say an Ave there for me.
And I shall hear, though soft you tread above me,
And all my grave shall warmer, sweeter be,
For you shall bend and tell me that you love me,
And I shall sleep in peace until you come to me!
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4. |
Break Me Open
03:38
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Memories flood my mind
Trying to find what I left behind
Couldn't tell what life would be
Can't see what's left for me
Can't decide where I should go now
Break me open and see what's inside
Tear me down and see what you find
I build myself from ashes and I realize
I'm slowly coming back to life
Vestiges of a world I knew
I walk alone and I hide from view
Couldn't find peace of mind
Can't see what's left behind
Can't move on, now I've forgotten how
Break me open and see what's inside
Tear me down and see what you find
I build myself from ashes, and I realize
I'm slowly coming back to life
There's sun on my horizon the fog begins to clear
I steer my feet on firmer ground and start again from here
And maybe I'll forget me and fade away to dust
But now I'm stepping forward, I finally feel I must
Break me open and see what's inside
Tear me down and see what you find
I build myself from ashes and I realize
I'm slowly coming back to life
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5. |
Red Is The Rose
05:01
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Come over the hills, my bonnie Irish lass
Come over the hills to your darling
You choose the rose, love, and I'll make the vow
And I'll be your true love forever.
Red is the rose that in yonder garden grows
Fair is the lily of the valley
Clear is the water that flows from the Boyne
But my love is fairer than any.
'Twas down by Killarney's green woods that we strayed
When the moon and the stars they were shining
The moon shone its rays on her locks of golden hair
And she swore she'd be my love forever.
Red is the rose that in yonder garden grows
Fair is the lily of the valley
Clear is the water that flows from the Boyne
But my love is fairer than any.
It's not for the parting that my sister pains
It's not for the grief of my mother
'Tis all for the loss of my bonny Irish lass
That my heart is breaking forever.
Red is the rose that in yonder garden grows
Fair is the lily of the valley
Clear is the water that flows from the Boyne
But my love is fairer than any.
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Ransom Day Atlanta, Georgia
Amanda lives in the states; Anna-Lara lives in India.
The thousands of miles and vast ocean
couldn't keep them from making music together. Bound by a love for folk and Celtic music and English Premier League, Ransom Day is fighting the distance.
Their time zones don't line up. The commute is brutal. But Ransom Day is excited to keep writing and recording traditional and contemporary folk music.
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