Lyr Req: Roaring Water Bay (John Richards)

Subject: Roaring water bay
From: GUEST,KingBrilliant
Date: 18 Sep 00 - 06:02 AM

I'm trying to get the words & chords to this lovely song, a cover of which was done by Show Of Hands. There are a few bits I'm not sure of, so I'd appreciate any corrections... Also, if anyone could let me know the chords I'd be really grateful. I've not been able to find it on any of the song archive sites, but hopefully someone here can help me.

Here's where I got to with the lyrics so far:

Singing God bless America
From barefoot hill
Rain and tears were her only tunes
Singing the saddest of farewells
Now she smiles through the soft days
Bug the hard days still remain
When she thinks of those that never will return
To their Irish homes again

30 years worth of letters home
From New York state
Photographs from another world
Causes? To cheer the lonely heart
How she wished she could see them all
On the streets of skidber-reed??
But she knows the brothers never will return
To the roaring water bay
On the bay
On the roaring water bay
All of the blood and Irish ways

Singing God bless America
Then the young men came
Irish hearts with their Yankee words
Dancing to Dublin in the rain
Heading south of the West Coast road
As they searched to find their names
For it's a long long way from New York?? Down to cork
And the roaring water bay

On the bay
On the roaring water bay
All of the blood and Irish ways.
Singing god bless America

Cheers

Kris

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Roaring water bay
From: MartinRyan
Date: 18 Sep 00 - 07:03 AM

That'll be "Skibbereen" and "Roaringwater Bay" - which is a lovely inlet on the coast of West Cork. Many's the time I taught sailing there for a few summer weeks.

Regards

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Roaring water bay
From: GUEST,KingBrilliant
Date: 18 Sep 00 - 07:21 AM

Cheers MartinRyan, that sorts out a couple of things.

Kris

Subject: Lyr Add: ROARING WATER BAY (John Richards)
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 03 Sep 02 - 09:31 AM

Copied from http://www.workingjoe.co.uk/artists/john_richards/behind_the_lines/roaring_water_bay.htm

ROARING WATER BAY
© John Richards and Dave Jones

Singing "God Bless America" from a barefoot hill,
Rain and tears were her only tune singing the saddest of farewells.
Now she smiles through the soft days, but the hard days still remain,
As she thinks of those who never will return to the Roaring Water Bay.

Thirty years' worth of letters home from New York state,
Photographs from across the world, causes to cheer the lonely heart.
How she wished she could see them all on the streets of Skibbereen,
But she knows the brothers never will return to their Irish home again.

On the bay,
On the Roaring Water Bay,
Born of the blood
And Irish ways.

Singing "God Bless America" the young men came,
Irish hearts with their Yankee words dancing in Dublin in the rain,
Heading south on the West Coast Road as they search to find their names.
It's a long way down from Newark through to Cork
And the Roaring Water Bay.

[Sung by John Richards on the album "Behind the Lines."]

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Roaring water bay
From: sledge
Date: 03 Sep 04 - 01:13 AM

Listening to it right now as part of my early morning Show of hands binge, beautiful song.

Sledge