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Crooked Jack
04:13
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Come Irishmen both young and stern
With adventure in your soul
There are better ways
To spend your days
Than by working down a hole
(Chorus)
I was tall and true all of six foot two
But they broke me across the back
By a name I'm known
It's not my own
They call me Crooked Jack
I curse the day I went away
To work on the hydro dam
Our hopes and fears
Our sweat and tears
Bound up in shuttering jams
(Chorus)
I was tall and true all of six foot two
But they broke me across the back
By a name I'm known
It's not my own
They call me Crooked Jack
The ganger's blue-eyed boy was I
Big Jack could do no wrong
And the reason
Simply was because
I could work hard hours and long.
(Chorus)
I was tall and true all of six foot two
But they broke me across the back
By a name I'm known
It's not my own
They call me Crooked Jack
I've seen men old before their time
Their faces drawn and grey
But I never thought
So soon would mine
Be lined in the self-same way
(Chorus)
I was tall and true all of six foot two
But they broke me across the back
By a name I'm known
It's not my own
They call me Crooked Jack
They say that honest toil is good
For the spirit and the soul
But believe me, boys,
It's for sweat and blood
That they want you down a hole
(Chorus x2)
I was tall and true all of six foot two
But they broke me across the back
By a name I'm known
It's not my own
They call me Crooked Jack
By a name I'm known
It's not my own
They call me Crooked Jack
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Johnny be fair and Johnny be fine
He wants me for to wed
And I would marry Johnny
But my father up and said,
"I'm sorry to tell you, daughter,
But your mother never knew
But Johnny is a son of mine
And so he's kin to you."
Willie be fair and Willie be fine
He wants me for to wed
And I would marry Willie
But my father up and said,
"I'm sorry to tell you, daughter,
But your mother never knew
But Willie is a son of mine
And so he's kin to you."
Jimmy be fair and Jimmy be fine
He wants me for to wed
And I would marry Jimmy
But my father up and said,
"I'm sorry to tell you, daughter,
But your mother never knew
But Jimmy is a son of mine
And so he's kin to you."
Oh never was there a girl
So sad and sorry as I was
The boys in town are all my kin
And my father is the cause
I will not be contented
For to die a single miss
I think I'll go to mother
and complain to her of this.
"Oh daughter, haven't I taught you
To forgive and forget.
And so your father's sowed his oats
But still you shouldn't fret
Your father may be the cause
Of all the boys in town, but still,
He's not the one who sired you
So marry who you will."
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Mo Níon Ó
04:21
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Come walk with me, mo níon ó
Along the shores of Tráigh Bháin
Build castles gold, mo níon ó
With silken sand and shining shell
Be smooth the road, mo níon ó
That lies before you as you grow
Follow your heart, mo níon ó
And love will guide you as you go
[Chorus]
Mo níon ó, óró
Mo níon ó, óró
Mo níon ó, óró
Go dtéigh tú slán gach oíche ‘s ló
Rise up your sail, mo níon ó
In your niamhog to Gola go
Soft on the waves, mo níon ó
On shining sea ‘neath the moon’s glow
Its time to sleep, mo níon ó
To nestle in your downy bed
Sail into dream, mo níon ó
With the sweet music of Triáigh Bháin
[Chorus]
Mo níon ó, óró
Mo níon ó, óró
Mo níon ó, óró
Go dtéigh tú slán gach oíche ‘s ló
May you be safe, mo níon ó
Without a care as evening ends
And always mind, mo níon ó
You’ve left your footprint on Tráigh Bhán
[Chorus]
Mo níon ó, óró
Mo níon ó, óró
Mo níon ó, óró
Go dtéigh tú slán gach oíche ‘s ló
Go dtéigh tú slán gach oíche ‘s ló
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Come Fare Away
03:31
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Bright is the morning and brisk is the weather;
Steady the wind o'er the sweet singing sea.
Proudly, the tall ship arrives in the harbor;
Come fare away with me.
Marnie, come fare away,
Come fare away with me;
There's an island of dreams
Over the rolling sea.
Leave your belongings, for things do but bind us;
Hemmed in, the life here it won't do for me.
Fretting and trouble, we'll leave them behind us;
There is a land that's free.
Marnie, come fare away,
Come fare away with me;
There's an island of dreams
Over the rolling sea.
Lace up your good shoes of stout highland leather;
Bring a warm shawl and a cup for the tea.
There is a new life, we'll build it together;
Come fare away with me.
Marnie, come fare away,
Come fare away with me;
There's an island of dreams
Over the rolling sea.
Sails at the ready, we're bound for Newfoundland;
Hasten, my darling, and do not delay.
Trees tall and green there, and fish by the millions;
Come fare away with me.
Marnie, come fare away,
Come fare away with me;
There's an island of dreams
Over the rolling sea.
Marnie, come fare away,
Come fare away with me;
There's an island of dreams
Over the rolling sea.
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Cíana Reno, Nevada
The music of Ireland disappeared from Northern Nevada with the exodus of Irish miners after the Comstock Lode dried up in the late 1800s. Cíana brings these musical traditions back to life in the Carson Valley at the feet of the rugged Sierra Nevada mountains and delves into music from Ireland, Scotland, and Brittany. ... more
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