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Thread #54503   Message #938638
Posted By: Wolfgang
23-Apr-03 - 01:41 PM
Thread Name: ADD: The Goodnight Song (from Blue Murder)
Subject: Lyr Add: GOODNIGHT SONG
I've copied and pasted this from Reinhard Zierke's Watersons site (Blue Murder: No one stands alone). I'm sure Reinhard is grateful if someone corrects the last tiny unclear bits in his transcription.

Wolfgang

GOODNIGHT SONG
(Jim Boyes)

Chorus:
    So goodnight my friends as the dawn comes pale
    And the Eastern wind brings the threat of gales
    Keep a hold on hope through the darkest veil
    And we'll meet further on down the road

I have traveled far from this island strand
From the icy waste to the burning sand
Ploughed the raging sea, seen the verdant land
Been at home in a place far away

Chorus

Many different sirs(?) bought(?) much the same
Though the ways are strange and have different names
And a friendly face breaks a thousand chains
And a smile breaks the lock on the door

Chorus

We have joined in song, laughed a night away
Swapped out tales of woe, kept the clouds at bay
In the morning clear will be on our way
But we'll meet further on down the road

Chorus

So let's drink a health to good times gone by
When our spirits soared and we touched the sky
And we'll bid farewell but not goodbye
And we'll meet further on down the road

Chorus:
    So goodnight my friends as the dawn comes pale
    And the Eastern wind brings the threat of gales
    |:Keep a hold on hope through the darkest veil
    And we'll meet further on down the road:|