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Craige hill

by Brendan Melia

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My version of this wonderful old ballad about the north of Ireland

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It being in spring one evening
and the small
Birds they were singing
Down by yon shady harbour I carelessly
Did stray
The the thrushes they were warbling
The violets they were charming
To view fond lovers talking, a while I did
Delay.

She said, my dear don't leave me all for
Another season
Though fortune does be pleasing I 'll go
Along with you
I 'll forsake friends and relations and bid
This Irish nation
And to the bonny Bann banks forever I 'll
Bid adieu.
The landlords and their agents, their bailiffs
and their beagles
the land of our forefathers we were forced
to give Oer
And now were sailing on the ocean
for honour and promotion
And we're parting with our sweethearts
It's them we do adore
He said, my dear don't grieve or yet annoy
My patience
You know I love you dearly the more I'm
Going away
I'm going to a foreign nation to purchase a
Plantation
To comfort us hereafter all in Amerikay
If you were in your bed lying and thinking
On dying
The sight of the lovely Bann banks,
Your sorrow you'd give o'er
Or if were down one hour, down in yon
Shady bower
Pleasure would surround you, you'd think
On death no more.
Then fare you well, sweet Cragie Hills,
Where often times I've roved
I never thought my childhood days I 'd part
You any more
Now we're sailing on the ocean for honour
And promotion
And the bonny boats are sailing, way
Down by Doorin shore.

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released November 18, 2023
Vocals : Brendan Melia

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Brendan Melia County Meath, Ireland

Folksinger/songwriter Based in rural Co Meath.
Music has always been a passion for me, between singing in pub sessions in the 80s to now gigging and recording music as a profession. It's been a sometimes torturous journey, but music has always been my friend. Even when I was alone, I was never truly alone. It's food and medicine for your soul. ... more

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