I have been a beggar And shall be one again And few the ones with help to lend Within the world of men One day I walk in flowers One day I walk on stones
This love song remains extremely popular in Inverness County and in Mabou in particular. The young poet praises his sweetheart for her beauty, her style
You tell me your leaving, you been to for so long. I must have been dreaming, how could I been so wrong. I never saw it coming, you going out on your
May the angles protect you and trouble neglect you and heaven accept you when it's time to go home May you always have plenty your glass never empty
These days there's too much information Too little conversation And nothing in between And I'm a way out in all directions I'm seeing my reflection in
When the waves roll on over the waters And the ocean cries We look to our sons and daughters To explain our lives As if a child could tell us why That
Autum leaves are falling The egale takes to flight The open road is a'calling As day breaks slowly from the night Day breaks slowly from the night At
i stand beside you and i close my eyes and for a moment i see the light you'll regret that i know you love me you take for granted what we should be
Fell in love with the tailor's daughter I fell hard head over heels She showed me to her mother's parlour Then we walked up the tailor's stairs We courted
When you cross that river The trees they will bow down The sky will open up to you And the lark will sing your song When you cross that river The path
He walked on the water I walked on the ground He rose up to heaven and I'm still coming down And it's a long way, a long way, a long way from Saturday
They carried my old friend to the church yard My eyes cast slowly to the ground The preacher read him his last words Then they lowered his body down Saved
Brave the lonesome wind Sail the cold deep water Brave the lonesome wind Sail the cold deep water The wind will see them home The sea will do no harm
All around us flies the snow Winter finds us moving slow From a dark wood comes the sound Of a tall tree falling down Little sparrow, did you hear? Wings
The way I feel is like a robin Whose babes have flown to come no more Like a tall oak tree alone and cryin' When the birds have flown and the nest is
Unite and unite, oh let us all unite For summer is a'coming today And whither we are going, we all will unite In the merry month of May. Oh, where are
Love, your boat's lost at sea I stand on the shore In the warm summer eve Waiting for you, waiting for you To come home to me Love, it's sometimes a shame
Hey hey sweet darlin' Let's go dancing tonight. My clock has been ticking It tell me the timin's just right. Well I woke up this mornin' With a feeling