Unlike the rest of you I can't sing, though the melody of "Balck is the Colour" often haunts my thoughts in emotional moments - its a stunning melody with almost magical qualities. I remember it was sung in an old film about gypsies - probably set in Ireland or Scotland but filmed in the USA. Does anyone know anything about this?
Im sure it was the version where he is singing about her:

Black is the colour of my True Love's hair
Her lips are like some roses fair
She has the sweetest smile and the gentlest of hands
I love the ground whereon she stands.

I love my Love and well she knows
I love the ground whereon she goes............

....then I forget the rest and maybe I've got part of this wrong too!

The xtra lines by Peg and Robbie Wilson are beautiful too.

Thank you all for your thoughts and comments! Colin Shaw