The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #5736   Message #33176
Posted By: John in Brisbane
22-Jul-98 - 07:54 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Snowy Breasted Pearl
Subject: Lyr Add: SNOWY BREASTED PEARL^^^
MY search of the DT yielded no lyrics or tune for this song. If indeed there are not, here is my contribution.

The lyrics cane from:
http://www.acronet.net/~robokopp/irish.html

THE SNOWY BREASTED PEARL

There's a colleen fair as May
For a year and for a day
I have sought by every way
Her heart to gain.
There's no art of tongue or eye
Fond youths with maidens try
But I've tried with ceaseless sigh
Yet tried in vain.

If to France or far off Spain
She crossed the wat'ry main
To see her face again the seas I'd brave
And if it's heaven's decree
That mine she'll never be
May the Son of Mary me in mercy save.

2. But a kiss with welcome bland
And the touch of thy fair hand
Are all that I demand
Wouldst thou not spurn
For if not mine, dear girl
My snowy breasted pearl
May I never from the fair
With life return.

There is a Midi there as well, which I have not yet extracted. Could those more learned than me please confirm that this is not in the DT.

Regards
John

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