"Oh rise up my darling and come with me I want to go with you and leave this country To leave my fathers dwelling, this house and the land So away goes
Blue mountain river, if only for a while, Take me to the river, I lay down by your side, The world is full of madness and I find it hard to smile, I'll
Black is the color of my true love's hair Her lips are like a rose so fair She's got the sweetest face and the gentlest hands I love the ground whereon
I will not forget all the things I haven't said yet And so I'll wait Like water thrown on water, it's always hard to tell Just where it ends Getting
Bonny, bonny was my seat in the red, rosy yard And bonny was my ship in the town of Ballynagard Shade and shelter was for me till I began to fail You
It being in the springtime and the small birds, they were singing Down by yon shady harbor, I carelessly did stray, the, the thrushes They were warbling
One night as I lay slumbering in my silent bed alone Some reckless thoughts came to my mind which caused me for to roam To leave my native country and
Every time you touch my face Every time you touch my face I feel your soul's amazing grace Every time Every time you touch my face I'll try to love you
Oh draw near each young lover Give ear to my story that bears my sad mournful tale Come and join me in chorus and lend me your pity Whilst I my misfortune
Everywhere you go, everywhere you see There's nothing much to say now and days go by between And if I had a sign, I wouldn't feel the need 'Cause if I
Green grows the laurel, soft falls the dew Sorry was I love when parting from you But at our next meeting, I hope you'll prove true And we'll join the
Days, turning from red to green It's hard to believe that spring Is here so soon and I've been gone so long Keep, sending your letters on Memories of
I'm falling like a star and I'm holding on For dear life, I'm about to reach the ground I'm coming home to Earth, I've reached my town And they said
I wish I was in heaven high For night and day I just wait and cry And from my arms he flew one night To where I cannot find I wish I had the wings to
Kind friends and companions, together combine And raise up your voices in chorus with mine Let us drink and be merry, all grief to refrain For we may
The leaves fall from the trees like gold And I tell you that I love you so The river sings, it's time to go What lies ahead we'll never know And summer
As I was a'walking one evening of late Where fragrant fine flowers the field decorate I carelessly rambled where I did not know By the fair crystal fountain
Oh father, dear father, you've done to me much wrong, You've gone and got me married to a boy who is too young. For he is only 16 years and I
