Danny Boy
Oh Danny boy, the pipes the pipes are calling,
From glen to glen and on the mountainside.
The summer's gone and all the leaves are falling,
'Tis you must go, 'tis you must go and I must bide !
But come you back, when summer's in the meadow,
Or when the valley's hush and white with snow !
Then I'll be there in sunshine or in shadow,
Oh Danny Boy, Oh Danny Boy, I love you so !
And if you come, when all the flowers are dying
And I am dead, as dead I well may be
You'll come and find the place where I am lying
And kneel and say an "Ave" there for me.
And I shall hear, tho' soft you tread above me
And all my dreams will warm and sweeter be
If you'll not fail to tell me that you love me
I simply sleep in peace until you come to me.
Oh Danny Boy, Oh Danny Boy, I love you so!
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Happy St. Padraig's Day, Jack!
ReplyDeleteAnd you as well, Rhonda!!!!
ReplyDeleteHappy St. Patricks Day, Jack!
ReplyDeleteYou as well Norma!!!
ReplyDeleteHappy St' Patrick's as well Jack. That was a very unusual arrangement you selected there ;-)
ReplyDeleteThank you for the book!
ReplyDeleteMy god I got it tonight I had to pick it up. Thank you more than you know Doug.
Happy St. Patrick's Day! I hope you're drinking something green! :D
ReplyDeleteHappy St. Patrick's Day to you too!
ReplyDeleteThank you Cal, actually I did, but this is very nice. I am not Irish but there is something about it that is very interesting. For example, the people of Newfoundland have many cross over relations in Massachusetts
ReplyDeleteListening....
Same to you Danette...
ReplyDeleteTo be sure ...to be sure...
ReplyDeleteWith a Son named Daniel I love this song. Oh Danny boy I love him so.
Happy Saint Pat's day there to you also Jack......I wore green. :)
This was always a favorite of mine....:)
ReplyDeleteI don't know if you know what St. Patrick's Breastplate is, but go here to find out....
http://www.prayerfoundation.org/st_patricks_breastplate_prayer.htm
Ok I decided to just post it on my blog....
A very belated one to you Denise!!!!
ReplyDeleteGreen was I as well! :) Hugs go your way there!
Thanks Jerene...
ReplyDeletehmm. that's interesting... different lyrics from the version I'm familiar with:
ReplyDelete"Oh Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling,
from glen to glen, and down the mountainside,
the summer's gone, and all the flowers are dying,
'tis you, 'tis you must go and I must bide...
But come ye back when summer's in the meadow
and all the valley's hushed, and white with snow
and I'll be here... in sunshine or in shadow,
oh Danny boy, oh Danny boy, I love you so..."
but that's the thing with folk songs, regardless of the country... they end up having so many different versions...
still had me singing along though, so kudos to ya. And Happy belated St Patrick's Day!
tc,
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Well it''s past now but all the same it's a great song and was a very nice occasion.
ReplyDeleteAll the best...
lol, hence the 'belated'... but then again, I hadn't realised that it was the 20th right now (well, this side of the Atlantic, anyhow...). Great that you appear to have had a good time.
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And the best of the day to you over there on that side of the pond...
ReplyDeletelol. thanks. right back at ya.
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