Req: Pledge I will take for old Ireland's Sake

Subject: RE: Mudcat FAQ - Newcomer's Guide
From: GUEST
Date: 08 Nov 23 - 06:34 PM

I have a tape recording of a song sung by a relation who passed away some time ago. It has these words in it.

And a pledge I will take for old Ireland's sake
And I will leave all the blessings on the shore
Over mountains and streams you will run in my dreams
Will I e’re see old Ireland once more.

And won’t this poor lad, his exile feel glad
When he hears of the tidings I’ll bring
And there be flowers in that spring bed of ours
In that warm and beautiful spring.


And a pledge I will take for old Ireland's sake
And I will leave all the blessings on the shore
Over mountains and streams you will run in my dreams
Will I e’re see old Ireland once more.

Would anybody know it?

Pazbhan

Subject: RE: Req: Pledge I will take for old Ireland's Sake
From: Joe Offer
Date: 08 Nov 23 - 07:21 PM

Hi, Pazbhan - I moved your request from the FAQ/Mudcat Newcomer's Guide. Watch here for answers.
Joe Offer, Mudcat Music Editor

Subject: RE: Req: Pledge I will take for old Ireland's Sake
From: cnd
Date: 08 Nov 23 - 09:30 PM

The best lead I've found so far is an entry in the 1894 Catalog of Copyright entries in the US, "I Long To See Old Ireland Once More" by L. C. Wegefarth (link)

I'm not finding much else.