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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:|