The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #29633   Message #1054952
Posted By: GUEST,An Púca
16-Nov-03 - 05:25 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: The Fairy Boy (Samuel Lover)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fairy boy
Managed to speak to one person. These international calls can't be cut short - this could be the most expensive bit of information ever posted here.

The first line of the Irish version is "Tháinig bean go sruth cois leasa. I might get more from other aunts in totally different time zones later in the day/night.

Seán Ryan has the air of it on a tin-whistle album, derived from Séamus Ennis who probably has it on some album before him.

Mickey, you have me totally confused with chickens and eggs? Are you sure its not ducks and drakes?