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Thread #167182 Message #4028958
Posted By: Joe Offer
18-Jan-20 - 03:34 PM
Thread Name: Lyr/Chords: Winds of Morning (Makem)
Subject: ADD: Winds of Morning (Tommy Makem)
Hi, Dave -
Here are the lyrics and chords from The Irish Songbook, by the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem (Oak Publications, 1979), page 122-123 .
WINDS OF MORNING (Tommy Makem, 1966)
I've walked the hills when rain was falling, Rested by a wide oak tree, Heard a lark sing high at evening, Caught a moonbeam on the sea.
CHORUS Softly blow ye winds of morning; Sing, ye winds, your mournful sound. Blow ye from the earth's four corners; Guide this trav'ler where he's bound.
By foreign shores my feet have wandered, Heard a stranger call me friend; Every time my mind was troubled, Found a smile around the bend.
CHORUS
I've helped a ploughman tend his horses, Heard a rippling river sing, Talked to stars when night was falling, Seen a primrose welcome spring.
CHORUS
There's a ship stands in the harbour, All prepared to cross the foam; Far off hills were fair and friendly, Still there's fairer hills at home.
CHORUS
first recording was 1967 Notes: This was written by Tommy Makem on the New York subway, which always inspires him to make songs about mountains and sea and sweet, clean air.