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Thread #10821   Message #77631
Posted By: Lesley N.
11-May-99 - 06:55 PM
Thread Name: Lyr/Tune Req: Exile's Lament
Subject: Lyr Add: THE IRISH EXILE
Then there is also "The Irish Exile" listed as an "Old Melody" from a songbook circa 1877.

Oh! where has the esile his home?
Oh! where has the exile his home?
Where the mountain is steep,
Where the valley is deep,
Where the waves of the Ohio foam;
Where no cheering smile,
His woes may beguile,
Oh! where has the exile his home?

Oh! When will the exile return?
Oh! When will the exile return?
When our hears heave no sigh,
When our tears shall be dry,
When Erin no longer shall mourne;
When his name we disown,
When his mem'ry is gone,
Oh! then will the exile return...