I came across this thread whilst surfing and hope you don't mind my posting.

Further to the lyrics provided above;
these are the lyrics as I perceived them from a Val Doonican record and the film DVD. There are only minor changes to the version listed above, but they seem to scan better, and are the words I have been singing to my children.

RING OF BRIGHT WATER

Where sun and wind play on a ring of bright water
That's where my heartland will be
The deer on the hill in the first snow of winter
the gull in the sky winging free

I wandered away from the dark crowded city,
Leaving my old life behind,
And came to a place where a ring of bright water,
Dazzled the care from my mind.
So I live with the wonder of the sky and the sea
And I'll always remember who revealed them to me

But now you are gone with your whirlpools of laughter
Racing me down to the sea
But I always smile when a ring of bright water
Echoes your laughter to me.

(key change)

But now you are gone with your whirlpools of laughter
Racing me down to the sea
But I always smile when a ring of bright water
Echoes your laughter to me.
Echoes your laughter to me


This was the first film I remember seeing as a small boy (about 4 years old) and I still watch it now.

If anybody knows where I can get the music for the song from, please reply and send a email to tim.lawrence@tesco.net

That would be much appreciated.