The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #23701   Message #265241
Posted By: Noreen
26-Jul-00 - 05:15 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Blackbird of Sweet Avondale
Subject: RE: New Member, Old Lyrics
This is formatted better (I hope)

In the fair counties Meath, Wexford, Cork and Tipperary
The rights of his country my blackbird did sing
But woe to the hour when with heart light and airy
He flew from my arms, to Dublin took wing.

This verse comes after those above:

Oh, Erin, my country, awake from your slumbers
And bring back my blackbird so true unto me
Let everyone know, by the strength of your numbers
That we as a nation would like to be free

-but there is yet another, final verse coming back to me in bits. On singing it through again, I find several other errors in the lyrics above (that sounds arrogant, but I'd rather the correct words went in the database). Joe, should I cut & paste the whole thing in again with corrections, or give verse/ line references for changes?

Noreen