Lyr Add: Song for Mary Garvey

Subject: Lyr Add: SONG FOR MARY GARVEY
From: GUEST
Date: 16 Mar 04 - 08:52 PM

Far away from Erin's Strand and Valleys wide and sounding Waters,
Still she is, in every land, one of Erin's real daughters;
Oh, to meet her here is like a dream of home and natal mountains,
On our hearts their voices strike, we hear the gushing of their fountains.
Yes! our Irish Mary dear! our real Irish Mary!

Round about us here we see bright eyes like hers, and sunny faces,
Charming all! if all were free of foreign airs, of borrowed graces.
Mary's eye it flashes truth! and Mary's spirit, Mary's nature,
Irish Lady, fresh in youth, have dream'd o'er every look and feature,
Yes! our Irish Mary dear, when la Tournaure doth make us weary,
We have you to turn onto for native grace, our Irish Mary.

Sighs of Home! her Erin's songs o'er all their songs we love to listen,
Tears of home! her Erin's wrongs subdue our kindred eyes to glisten,
Oh! should woe to gloom consign the clear forside of love and honor,
You will see a holier side of Irish Mary bright upon her!
Yes, our Irish Mary dear, will light that home, though e'er so dreary,
Shining still o'er clouds of ill, sweet star of life, our Irish Mary.

Subject: RE: Song for Mary Garvey
From: Steve in Idaho
Date: 17 Mar 04 - 09:45 AM

Here here!!

Subject: RE: Song for Mary Garvey
From: open mike
Date: 17 Mar 04 - 10:38 AM

shades of songwriter marion???
fess up, guest

Subject: RE: Song for Mary Garvey
From: Barbara
Date: 17 Mar 04 - 12:22 PM

I passed a printout of this to Mary at the pub last night -- she's down here in Portland OR visiting for a few days and probably won't get to her computer till she gets home.
Is this an older song, rather than one composed for her benefit?
Blessings,
Barbara

Subject: RE: Song for Mary Garvey
From: GUEST
Date: 17 Mar 04 - 02:10 PM

Hello Barbara!
Yes,It's an Older Song~~
Bennachtaí na Féile Pádraig!!

Subject: RE: Song for Mary Garvey
From: mg
Date: 17 Mar 04 - 09:54 PM

Thank you guest...I am truly honored to have such a fine song dedicated to me...I had a great St. Patrick's Day in Portland, both yesterday singing with the buds at the Rose and Raindrop, and today going to Biddy McGraw's pub and meeting the actual Biddy McGraw herself..80 years old and dancing the jigs etc...

Hope everyone had a nice St. Patrick's Day. mg

Subject: RE: Song for Mary Garvey
From: Barbara
Date: 18 Mar 04 - 12:30 AM

So guest, you know me, too? Are you going to take off the mask, or keep us in the dark?
Blessings,
Barbara

Subject: RE: Song for Mary Garvey
From: GUEST
Date: 18 Mar 04 - 09:18 PM

I'm nobody really.....I just put the song on for mary because I like Her train of thought about things and she dont mind expressing her thoughts...That's it...

Subject: RE: Song for Mary Garvey
From: mg
Date: 19 Mar 04 - 05:48 PM

Hey thanks.....ain't the internet great...

mg