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1. |
The Rambling Rover
03:29
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CHORUS
There are sober men and plenty….. Drunkards barely twenty
There are men of over 90 who never once kissed a girl
But g’ me a ramblin’ rover, frae Orkney down to Dover
We’ll roam the country over, and together we’ll face the world
1…I'll roam through every nation, In delight of all creations,
And enjoy a wee sensation (if the company there is kind.)
And if partin' bring no pleasure, I'll drink another measure
To the good friends that we treasure For they always are in our mind.
[Lady Pru's verses 2-4)
2…With Harp, Guitar, and Whistle, I’ve toured the Land of Thistle
From Galway o’er to Bristol, and the Great Atlantic Way
From the steps of St. Paul’s Cathedral, to cities quite medieval
The melodies that we weave’ll mean I’ll always be called to play!
3…At Scarborough, I’ve a Plumber; loved a Piper and a Drummer;
And I aim to have a stunner in every port of call!
And you know I’m a believer - a giver and receiver! -
But my Golden Retriever, she’s the loyal-est of them all!
4…..Now pray, love, don’t be fretted; I know I’m stubborn-headed…
But this tapestry I’ve threaded means I am the weft and weal:
As I weave from shore to shore-oh,
It’ll never be a bore-oh;
And I won’t know what’s in store-oh,
But the Wanderlust is real~!
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2. |
Further Down The Road
03:11
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[1]
Oh it’s been said a bard’s life
can often be a hard life,
oe’r Hill and Dale to rove
and always move from town to town
And some folks have inquired
If ever we grow tired
Of ranging all around the world
And never settling down
[2]
But! one should be a little wary
Of remaining stationary
Cuz comfortable is lovely
But it’s not the way we grow
When life starts to unravel
Pick up your pack and travel
You’ll find a strange serenity
in places you don’t know
Riddle-di tum de too ra lary o dee…
CHORUS
There’s so much to see beyond the open door
It’s outward bound we go
Who knows what you’ll find
that you’ve never found before
Adventure’s waiting further down the road
[3]
You’ve got no map for showing
Which direction you are going
But why start on a journey
if you know where it will end
And once you recognize
To anticipate surprise
You’ll relish every twist and turn
that lies around the bend
Riddle-di tum de too ra lary o dee - !
CHORUS
[4]
Oh the world has got its demons,
And there are many reasons
Why you’d find it harder
To be brave than be afraid
But every life is full of dangers
Every friend was once a stranger
Ships are safe at harbor, but
That’s not why ships are made!
Riddle-di tum de too ra lary o dee
Da-dee
A fwee-da-dee da dee!
[Chorus]
Coda: It’s waiting for you further down the road
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Carolan’s Welcome
03:41
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4. |
The Ways Of Man
03:52
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The ways of man are passing strange
He buys his freedom and he counts his change
Then he lets the wind his days arrange
And he calls the tide his master
Oh the days, oh the days
Oh the fine long summer days
The fish come rolling in the bays
And he swore he'd never leave me
But the days grow short and the year gets old
And the fish won't stay where the water's cold
And if they're going to fill the hold
They've got to go offshore to find them
So they go outside on the raving deep
And they pray the Lord their soul to keep
But the waves will roll them all to sleep
And the tide will be their keeper
Oh the tide, oh the tide
Oh you dark and you bitter tide
If I can't have him by my side
I guess I'll have to leave him
I gave you one, I gave you two
The best that poor old boat could do
You wouldn't be happy till I gave you three
But I'll be damned if you'll get me
But oh the days, oh the days
Oh the fine long summer days
The fish come rolling in the bays
And he swore he'd never leave me
But oh the tide, oh the tide,
Oh you dark and you bitter tide
If I can't have him by my side
The water's welcome to him
Lord I know that the day will come
When one less boat comes slogging home
I don't mind knowing that he'll be gone
But I can't spend my whole life praying
I gave you one, I gave you two
The best that rotten old boat could do
You'd have it all before you're through
But I've got no more to give you
But oh the days, oh the days
Oh the fine long summer days
The fish come rolling in the bays
And he swore he'd never leave me
The ways of man are passing strange
He buys his freedom and he counts his change
Then he lets the wind his days arrange
And he calls the tide his master
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5. |
Pull, Boys, Pull
04:39
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1.
Icelandic girls are nice and warm
Greenland girls are cold
A French girl puts her arms around
Then proves hard to hold
This crew and I sail around the world
They fall for each girl they see
But none can compare with the woman
who’s waiting for me
Chorus
So it’s Pull, Boys, Pull
Though your fingers are blistered and sore
There are thousands of miles of ocean behind
A few hundred more to the shore
And it’s Pull boys Pull
For our lives are only on loan
So ignore the blood on the boards
And the ache in your bones
We’re going home
2.
I’ve heard the lark in the morning
The midnight whippoorwill
I’ve seen the stones stacked end to end
While climbing up Salisbury hill
I’ve seen that Great Wall in China
And I’ve sailed twice round the Horn
But nowhere compares to the hills where I was born
Chorus
3.
There’s Saki and Ouzo
Cider and gin
Rum is the choice of the crew
China drinks tea
Ireland drinks whiskey
Each country has its own brew
The Russians have vodka
The French love their wine
Germans are famous for beer
But none taste as sweet as the waters of home
So cold and so clear
Chorus
4.
I’ve heard the Piper at sunset
The lonely violin at Dawn
I’ve sung with the men as we sat at the oars
When the wind in our sails was gone
String quartets; minuets;
I’ve heard great symphonies played.
But none are as sweet as the song she Hums softly as she goes through her day
Chorus
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6. |
Shine On Me
03:53
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When the daylight fades and the shadows fall
Let the light from the lighthouse shine on me
And the weather watch spies a coming squall
Let the light from the lighthouse shine on me
[CHORUS]
Shine on me, shine on me
Let the light from the lighthouse shine on me
Shine on me, shine on me
Let the light from the lighthouse shine on me
And the sun sinks low in a troubled sea
(Let the light from the lighthouse shine on me)
And the night winds blow and the rain falls free
( Let the light from the lighthouse shine on me)
Oh the clouds boil black and the wind will wail (Let the light…)
And you're caught in the teeth of a living gale (Let the light…)
[CHORUS]
Then the wind drops off and the sea's becalmed
( Let the light from the lighthouse shine on me)
But the fog is thickest before the dawn
(Let the light from the lighthouse shine on me)
Then the new sun burns all that fog away (Let the light…)
From the darkest night comes the brightest day (Let the light…)
[CHORUS]
When your ship is safe in the port again (Let the light…)
You can thank the keeper, you can thank the flame (Let the light…)
[CHORUS]
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7. |
Pass This Way Again
03:13
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***CHORUS***
Let a light shine in your window / Let me see where I have been
And if that light still shines, And if fortune smiles
I will pass this way again / I will pass this way again
I can take all life has thrown my way / But alone without a friend
I will take that road back to your door
I will pass this way again / I will pass this way again
***Chorus***
Though we’re far apart, we can share the stars
And the same moon overhead
And like that moon returns most every night
I will pass this way again
I will pass this way again
***Chorus***
When my time is up, and my body lays down
And the candle fades and dims
Throw my ashes into a restless wind
I will pass this way again
I will pass this way again
***Chorus***
Let a light shine in your window / Let me see where I have been
And if that light still shines, And if fortune smiles
I will pass this way again / I will pass this way again
Final Chorus:
I’LL let a light shine in MY window
So YOU can see where YOU have been
And if that light still shines
And if fortune smiles
YOU will pass this way again
YOU will pass this way again
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8. |
Touch The Sky
02:23
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When the cold wind is a-calling
And the sky is clear and bright
Misty mountains sing and beckon
Lead me out into the light
I will ride, I will fly!
Chase the wind and touch the sky
I will fly!
Chase the wind and touch the sky
Where dark woods hide secret
And mountains are fierce and bold
Deep waters hold reflections
Of times lost long ago
I will hear their every story
Take hold of my own dream
Be as strong as the seas are stormy
And proud as an eagle's scream
I will ride, I will fly!
Chase the wind and touch the sky
I will fly!
Chase the wind and touch the sky
- And touch the sky!
Chase the wind, Chase the wind
Touch the sky!
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9. |
Fireflicker
02:22
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1.
There’s a dragon who you ought to know:
Fireflicker!
Who grew where all the dragons grow:
Fireflicker!
With lots of growing left to do,
In heart and mind and friendships too!
Once you’re friends, you’re fast and true,
With Fireflicker!
2.
There’s a dragon who you ought to see:
Fireflicker!
Who’s everywhere you want to be:
Fireflicker!
Those fangs and claws won’t do you harm;
In fact they have a special charm!
You can go walking arm-in-arm
With Fireflicker!
3.
There’s a dragon who’s my dragon friend:
Fireflicker!
(You might be noticing a dragon trend!)
Fireflicker!
I just can’t wait from day to day
To see the dragon games we’ll play;
I think this dragon’s here to stay!
Fireflicker!
4.
There’s a dragon who I think you’ll love:
Fireflicker!
Which is why, my friends, I sing whereof:
Fireflicker!
When Fireflicker says goodbye,
You know it’s not the time to cry;
My heart will soar, and touch the sky…
With who?
Fireflicker!
Fireflicker!
Fireflicker~
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10. |
Midnight On The Water
03:46
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11. |
A Courting Song
04:08
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1.
One morning in the green country
A young man came on bended knee
To pay his court to a fair lady
So high above his station
His voice was soft, his face was fair
Still she maintained her regal air
One twirled lock of golden hair
His only invitation
CHORUS
“My lady i have labored long
To bring these gifts, and a courting song
I pray you will but look upon
A poor man such as I.”
2.
Said he, “I’ve brought thee jewels fair
To place upon thy golden hair
No gems upon the earth are there
That could so well become thee!”
“I’ve brought a fine strong chestnut horse
To work the lands which shall be ours
A rose, most beauteous of the flowers
For the heart you’ve stolen from me.”
CHORUS
3.
Said she, “I shall grow old one day;
My golden hair shall turn to gray!
What use be jewels on the day
When none shall look upon me?”
“The strongest horse will find some day
His knees are weak, his back is swayed
A rose too quickly fades away-!
What good will these have done me?”
CHORUS
4.
Said he, “Should’st lose thy golden hair,
Thy spirit shall shine e’er more fair!
I will devote me to thy care
And hold thy life above me!”
“The horse too old to pull the plough
Can carry thine old bones to town;
I’ll plant a rose bush in the ground
And ever shall I love thee!”
CHORUS
5.
He waited there on bended knee
(and tried to do it gracefully)
Would she now pursuaded be?
Or turn away cold-hearted? …
She ran and kissed him on the cheek!
He spread his gifts before her feet!
Never was a love so sweet,
So passionately started!
CHORUS
Finale:
Said she, “My love, I’ve waited long
To find a man worth his courting song!
And now, t’is you I’ll look upon
Until the day I die!”
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1.
Well, Johnny be fair and Johnny be fine and wants me for to wed
And I would marry Johnny, but my father up and said
I hate to tell you daughter what your mother never knew
But Johnny is a son of mine and so is kin to you
2.
Well, Jimmy be fair and Jimmy be fine and wants me for to wed
And I would marry Jimmy, but my father up and said
I hate to tell you daughter what your mother never knew
But Jimmy is also son of mine and so is kin to you
3.
Well, Seamus be fair and Seamus be fine and wants me for to wed
And I would marry Seamus, but my father up and said
I hate to tell you daughter what your mother never knew
But Seamus is also son of mine and so is kin to you
4.
Well ya never seen a maiden so unhappy as I was
I’m kin to all the lads in town, and me father is the cause
Now I am not content to die a poor unwedded miss..
So I'm off to tell me mother and see what she thinks of this!
5.
Oh daughter, haven't I taught you to forgive and to forget
T’is known some men must sow their oats, and still you needn't fret
Your father may have fathered all the lads in town, but still
He's not the one who sired you, so marry who you will!
6.
Well, Johnny be fair and Johnny be fine and wants me for to wed
So I will marry Johnny, so to my Pa I said
I hate to tell you father, but mother always knew…
And Johnny is no kin of mine, and neither I to you!
[Tune: “Haste to the Wedding!” Jig]
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13. |
Angus and the Kilt
03:03
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Well, Angus was a happy lad, for soon he would be wed.
He'd found a brisk and bonnie lass to take him to his bed.
And happier still his mother was that he had found a wife,
For, truth be told, she'd often feared she'd be stuck with him for life.
In honor of the grand affair that wedding day would be,
She set about to weave a kilt, the finest ever seen.
The night before the wedding, when the kilt was finally done,
She called young Angus over and she tried it on her son.
Cho: It's a fine thing, a bonnie thing, the fairest to be seen.
(Repeat last line of verse)
She wound the kilt about him and she wound, and wound, and wound,
And when she finished winding, it was still eight yards too long.
"Never fear, my bonnie boy. We'll simply cut it off,
And to your blushin' bride we will give the extra cloth."
Now Angus was so pleased, y'know, his heart had swelled with pride.
He felt that he must rush right out and show it to his bride.
'Twas raining, so he grabbed a cloak to shield him on the moor,
But in his haste to be away his kilt slammed in the door.
Cho: It's a fine thing, a bonnie thing, the fairest to be seen…
Well, Angus was in such a rush to show off for his bride,
He never even noticed that he had left his kilt behind.
He reached the house, knocked on her door, said, "Let me in, I pray!
There’s something that you've got to see before our wedding day."
Cho: It's a fine thing, a bonnie thing, the fairest to be seen…
Now, Mary let him in, y'know, but said, "Ye cannot stay.
For I've got to get my beauty sleep before our wedding day."
"I'll only take a moment, love, but it's so grand, my dear,
Ye've really got to see what I'm a-hiding under here!"
Cho: It's a fine thing, a bonnie thing, the fairest to be seen…
Well, when the cloak was thrust aside - and Angus stood quite bare!,
We must admit she was impressed and tried hard not to stare.
"Why, love, I'll ne'er see finer, though far and far I’ll roam!"
"Och, lass," he cried, "that's nothing! I've got eight more yards at home!"
Cho: It's a fine thing, a bonnie thing, the fairest to be seen…
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14. |
Fruits Of The Vine
04:16
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Original verse & chorus:
No fortune fair, nor fate divine
Come close to toping the fruits of the vine
With cherry crew, we sip and sway
Let’s tip the tankards and waste the day
Chorus:
Ri Ra! Well ye ken, our toils can wait for a time
We saw! the follies of men
Who rather than revel, repine
2.(Lady Pru)
In Bottle, Jug, or weighty stein,
Of brown or amber or red of wine
With crowd of strangers or choir of friends
Let fly the flagon at journey’s end!
3. (Lady Pru)
When troubles we face, and hardships brave,
The promise of potions our spirits will save
When friends we’ve lost to fortune or foes
We’ll drain our draught and drown our woes
4. (Lady Pru)
When time to glory, though far or near
Our pubs o’erflow with quaffs of good cheer
We’ll toast our triumphs, and right the wrong
Drink a health to honor and sing this song!
5.(Noah Brown)
And should the shadows come to call,
We’ll stoke the fire and toast them all.
If wicked wights our nights affright,
We’ll beckon them in, and we’ll pour them a pint!
6.(L. Harper )
The fire’s glow has left the hearth
To brighten the new eastern sky
So one by one we’ll stand and say
We’ll meet once again, by and by
Coda: “Now revel with me, friends of mine”
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15. |
Merry Meet
04:33
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1.
The time has come to say farewell
Godspeed you on your way
Down the road somewhere
We'll meet again someday
And though it's time for us to part
I'll hold you always in my heart
And measure my worth in your friendship
But for now I'll say
Chorus:
Merry meet, and merry part, and merry meet again
In this world or beyond
Though the days till then belong
My heart will sing this song
On that day when we meet again
2.
We have shared wine and conversation
As evening Shade's grew long
We've spit and sworn and swaggered
And raised our voice in song
We've stood where falling Waters run
Applauded for the setting sun
We've laughed and wept and raged and helped each other to be strong
---chorus---
3.
There is no road so long nor lonesome
As that traversed without a friend
No sound as sweet as welcomes
When you've reached your journey's end
As through this traveling life we roam
Where find we friends, there find we home
Well met, Godspeed, and fare thee well
Till next this time we spend
---chorus—
4.
So raise a glass to absent friends
To those we hold most dear
For in such fond remembrance, we draw our Comrades near
And when our valiant tales are told
Of mirth and grief and exploits bold
No distance, time, nor even death can hide them from us here
---chorus---
Coda: On that day when we meet again.
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Lady Prudence Aiken, South Carolina
Lady Prudence, The Court Composer, appears at Renaissance Festivals around the country to play and sing for patrons of all ages. Come find her at the Arizona, Scarborough, and Carolina Renaissance Festivals!
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