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Thread #1393   Message #34004
Posted By: Tim Jaques tjaques@netcom.ca
03-Aug-98 - 04:05 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: The Mist-Covered Mountains of Home
Subject: RE: Mist covered mountains-Lyr Req.
Yes, it starts:

Heave ho, soon shall I see them oh,
Heave ho, see them oh see them oh,
Heave ho, see them oh see them
The mist covered mountains of home.

I've also heard it as "Ho ro".

Can't recall the other lyrics, except for a line about "the sweet sounding language of home."

In fact it wasn't until very recently that I heard a version of this in Gaelic. I had always thought the song was of fairly recent vintage, from the 60's or so.