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Bonnie George Campbell
03:27
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High upon Highlands and low upon Tay,
Bonny George Campbell he rode out on a day.
Saddled, bridled, so gallant rode he,
Home came his good horse but never came he.
Saddled and booted and bridled rode he,
A plume to his helmet, a sword at his knee.
Empty came his saddle all bloody to see,
Home came his good horse but never came he
Saddled and bridled and booted rode he,
A plume in his helmet, a sword at his knee.
His hounds running by him, his hawk flying free,
Home came his good horse but never came he.
For a band of MacDonalds he met on his way.
For they seized him and cut him on St. Stephen’s Day
They strung him, they hung him up high in a tree.
So hame came his good horse but never came he.
Down came his mother grieving full sore,
Down came his bonnie wife tearing her hair,
“The meadow is green and the corn is unshorn,
The house is unfinished and the baby's unborn.”
Over the hill rode MacDonald the Red,
And tied to his saddle young Campbell was dead.
Now the valleys they lie so green and the com lies unshorn.
For bonny George Campbell will never return.
High upon Highlands and low upon Tay,
Bonny George Campbell he rode out on a day.
Saddled, bridled, so gallant rode he,
Home came his good horse but never came he.
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The Moth and the Candle
02:50
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Henry Martyne
03:50
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There were three brothers in merry Scotland
In merry Scotland there were three,
And they did cast lots which of them should go, should go, should go,
And turn robber all on the salt sea.
The lot it fell first upon Henry Martin
The youngest of all the three,
That he should turn robber all on the salt sea, the salt sea, the salt sea,
For to maintain his two brothers and he.
They had not been sailing but a short winter’s night
And part of a short winter’s day
When he espied a rich lofty ship, lofty ship, lofty ship,
Coming down bearing upon them straightway.
“Halloo, halloo” cried Henry Martin,
“What makes you sail so nigh?”
“I’m a rich merchant vessel bound for fair London town, London towm,
Would you please for to let me pass by?”
“Oh no, oh no,” cried Henry Martin
This thing it never can be,
“For I have turned robber all on the salt sea, the salt sea, the salt sea,
For to maintain my two brothers and me.”
“So back up your topsails and heave up your mizzen
And bring your ship under my lee,
Or else I will give you a full broadside, broadside, broadside,
And all your dear bodies drown in the salt sea.”
“I’ll not back up my topsails nor heave up my mizzen,
Nor bring my ship under your lee,
And you shan't take from us our rich merchant goods
Merchant goods, merchant goods
Nor point our bold guns to the sea."
Then broadside and broadside and at it they went
For fully two hours or three
Till Henry Martin gave to them the deathshot
The deathshot, the deathshot
And straight to the bottom went she
Bad news, bad news to old England came
Bad news to fair London town
There's been a rich vessel and she's cast away
Cast away, cast away
And all of her merry men drowned.
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Josefin's Walz
02:16
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Vale of the Red Wolf
05:37
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The Great Sun
04:04
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I am the great sun, but you do not see me,
I am your husband, but you turn away,
I am the captive, but you will not free me,
I am the captain you will not obey.
I am the truth, but you will not believe me,
I am the city where you will not stay,
I am your wife, your child, but you will leave me,
I am the God to whom you will not pray.
I am your counsel, but you will not hear me,
I am the lover whom you will betray,
I am the victor, but you will not cheer me,
I am the holy dove whom you will slay.
I am your life, but if you will not name me,
Seal up your soul with tears, and never blame me.
I am your life, but if you will not name me,
Seal up your soul with tears, and never blame me.
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9. |
Slán le Cara Maith
06:00
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Roselyn Castle
03:28
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Magenta
02:37
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Gf Morgan New Hope, Pennsylvania
Gf Morgan – Bio
Gf Morgan's work spans four decades and incorporates Celtic and traditional
ballads as well as original compositions.
For videos and further info:
www.youtube.com/channel/UCz2f7owQMXjXtFN_tiBYjKg
www.gfmorganballads.com
... more
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