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12 Nov 96 - 04:35 PM (#365) Subject: Dougie MacLean's From: dennis Heard this song a a Thistle and Shamrock. Anyone have lyrics? |
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17 Sep 01 - 10:21 PM (#552853) Subject: RE: Dougie MacLean's From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca A Garden Valley |
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20 Sep 01 - 08:22 AM (#554760) Subject: RE: Dougie MacLean's From: Steveie1 I have the lyrics at home, will post them tonight or tomorrow. |
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12 Mar 10 - 06:44 AM (#2862480) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Garden Valley (Dougie MacLean) From: Rasener I think this is a most beautiful version of it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PZDD_Zt6MA Sorry Dougie :-) |
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14 Mar 10 - 12:23 PM (#2863954) Subject: Lyr Req: GARDEN VALLEY (Dougie MacLean) From: Jim Dixon I found the lyrics online and adjusted them a bit to agree with what Cara Dillon sings on the YouTube video. (See The Villan's link above.) GARDEN VALLEY Dougie MacLean 1. This is really not my home. Oh, Where are you, my lovely Johnny?* I'm afraid and all alone. There's no peace for me. I'm sitting in a stranger's room, Playing at the stranger's table, Shining empty like the moon. There's no peace for me. CHORUS: But in the darkness, struggle, cold, I think about a garden valley, Gentle as the leaves unfold, Singing out across the bay,** Distant and so far away. There's no peace for me. 2. I'm blinded by your city lights. I wander through these fearful places. Colours fade to black and white. There's no peace for me. These are not the friends I know. These are not their smiling faces. In a desert that no-one should know, There's no peace for me. 3. Now I know and feel it well, The poor emigrant's deep sunken feeling. Standing at the gates of hell, There's no peace for me. Burned out by their masters' greed, Cruel exile, transportation, Robbed of every love I need,*** There's no peace for me. [* "Johnny": some sources have "Jenny" (depending on who's singing it, of course). ** "across the bay": some sources have "along the Tay." *** "love I need": some sources have "love and need"--which doesn't quite make sense. How do you rob somebody of a need? Anyway, Cara Dillon clearly sings "I." Recorded by Dougie MacLean, De Danann, Cara Dillon, and a few others.] |
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26 Sep 10 - 04:25 PM (#2994103) Subject: Lyrics: garden valley-Dougie Maclean From: GUEST All the websites (including Dougies) have: This is really not my home Oh where are you my lovely Jenny? As the first two lines, wheras the second line sounds as though it aught to be: With you my lovely Jenny Whereas Dougie actually sounds like he sings: Will you my lovely Jenny ...which grammatically seems odd. BTW I have continued to try and seek membership here but the registration system says I am already registered (whi I am sure I am). I have emailed Joe but never heard back, so can't see how to become a member now? Trevor |
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26 Sep 10 - 06:33 PM (#2994163) Subject: RE: Lyrics: garden valley-Dougie Maclean From: Commander Crabbe As I understand it, it seems to be written in the context of him being away from home on tour living in a hotel or B&B in a city somewhere lonely and missing his wife. This would make the second line correct. The last verse is related to the highland clearances where many were evicted from their homes and transported to America and the like. It seem to be expressing a knowing of how they felt. Any way that's just my opinion, I'm sure there are a few more! If you really want to know you could ask the man himself here: http://www.dougiemaclean.com/index.php?option=com_contact&view=contact&id=1&Itemid=66 CC |
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27 Sep 10 - 09:37 AM (#2994446) Subject: Lyr Add: GARDEN VALLEY (Dougie Maclean) From: Jim Dixon Copied from http://www.thelyricarchive.com/song/879120-119074/Garden-Valley GARDEN VALLEY Dougie Maclean 1. This is really not my home. Where are you, my lovely Jenny? I'm afraid and all alone. There's no peace for me. And I'm sitting in a stranger's room, Playing at the stranger's table, Shining empty like the moon. There's no peace for me. CHORUS: But in the darkness, struggle, cold, I think about the garden valley, Gentle as the leaves unfold, Sitting out across the Tae, Distant and so far away. There is no peace for me. 2. I'm blinded by your city lights. I wander through these fearful places. The colors fade to black and white. There is no peace for me. And these are not the friends I know. These are not their smiling faces, The desert that no one should know. There's no peace for me. 3. Now I know and feel it well, Of emigrant's deep sunken feeling, Standing at the gates of hell. There's no peace for me. Burned out by their masters' greed, Cruel exile, transportation, Robbed of every love and need, There's no peace for me. [Several people have recorded this: De Danann, Cara Dillon, Tommy Fleming, David Menefee, David Munnelly, Cathie Ryan, and of course Dougie himself.] |
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02 May 11 - 09:16 AM (#3146395) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Garden Valley (Dougie MacLean) From: GUEST,George from Hamilton I have the tab for this beautiful song by Dougie Maclean.If anyone wants the tab, e-mail me at gbm1@talktalk.net The guitar tuning is open C, Dougie's favoured tuning. |
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02 May 11 - 09:45 AM (#3146423) Subject: Lyr Add: GARDEN VALLEY (Dougie MacLean) From: maeve "Garden Valley" as written by the author: (There are several differences, some of which significantly impact meaning while others seem to me to make the lyric more gracefully worded. GARDEN VALLEY Music & Lyrics by Dougie MacLean. Published by Limetree Arts and Music This is really not my home Oh where are you my lovely Jenny? I'm afraid and all alone There is no peace for me I'm sitting in the stranger's room Playing at the stranger's table Shining empty like the moon There is no peace for me CHORUS But in the darkness struggle cold I think about a garden valley Gentle as the leaves unfold Singing out across the Tay Distant and so far away There is no peace for me I'm blinded by your city lights I wander through these fearful places The colours fade to black and white There is no peace for me And these are not the friends I know These are not their smiling faces A desert that no-one should know There is no peace for me CHORUS Now I know and feel it well Poor immigrants' deep sunken feeling Standing at the gates of Hell There is no peace for me Burned out by their master's greed Cruel exile transportation Robbed of every love and need There is no peace for me CHORUS |
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19 Sep 11 - 11:30 PM (#3225902) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Garden Valley (Dougie MacLean) From: RunrigFan This is really not my home Oh where are you my lovely Jenny? I'm afraid and all alone There is no peace for me And I'm sitting in the stranger's room Playing at the stranger's table Shining empty like the moon There is no peace for me But in the darkness struggle cold I think about a garden valley Gentle as the leaves unfold Singing out along the Tay Distant and so far away There is no peace for me I'm blinded by your city lights I wander through these fearful places The colours fade to black and white There is no peace for me And these are not the friends I know These are not their smiling faces A desert that no-one should know There is no peace for me But in the darkness struggle cold I think about a garden valley Gentle as the leaves unfold Singing out along the Tay Distant and so far away There is no peace for me Now I know and feel it well Poor immigrants' deep sunken feeling Standing at the gates of Hell There is no peace for me Burned out by their master's greed Cruel exile transportation Robbed of every love and need There is no peace for me But in the darkness struggle cold I think about a garden valley Gentle as the leaves unfold Singing out along the Tay Distant and so far away There is no peace for me |