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Thread #52191 Message #798072
Posted By: open mike
06-Oct-02 - 11:03 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Lover's Heart (from Silly Wizard)
Subject: Lyr Add: LOVER'S HEART (A Stewart, P Cunningham)
and here's the rest of the story--
from the data base here
I couldn't find the song book
but once you know the title
and artist it is in the digi-trad list.
LOVERS HEART
(Andy Stewart, Phil Cunningham)
1. She was in the flowery garden when first she caught my eye,
And I just a marching soldier. She smiled as I passed by.
The flowers she held were fresh and fair. Her lips were full and red,
And as I passed that shady bower, these words to me she said:
CHORUS: "Last night we spoke of love. Now we're forced to part.
You leave to the sound of a marching drum and the beat of a lover's heart."
2. She was by the shore in the evening when next I saw my dear.
Running barefoot by the waterside, she called as I drew near.
The sunlight glanced at the water's edge making fire of her auburn hair.
My young heart danced at her parting words that hung in the evening air: CHORUS
3. She was on the Strand next morning when orders came to sail,
And as we slipped our ropes away, I watched her from the rail.
She threw me a rose, which fell between us, and floated on the bay,
And as our ship pulled from the shore, I heard her call and say: CHORUS
4. Now the soldier's life won't suit me. Sweet music is my trade,
For I'd rather melt the hardest heart than pierce it with a blade.
Let the time be short till I return to my home in the mountains high,
And the loving girl who stole my heart with these words as I passed by: CHORUS
Recorded by Silly Wizard on "A Glint of Silver"