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THE SKY ROAD
(Jimmy McCarthy)

Danny's made his mind up:
He's leaving for America.
He's leaving for America,
Leaving all of us behind.
He says there's nothing here not drenched in beer,
In blood and retribution,
And the wealth's distribution's
Been weighing heavy on his mind.

And he knows that he'll regret the leaving;
Knows that he will pine for grieving,
For the sky road by the singing sea,
And all of us behind.

Danny looks so lovely working in the fields,
Or dancing like a wild one,
Sparks flying around his heels,
But his friends all gone before him,
From the sacred ground that bore them.
Now they wonder, does she scorn them
For giving up the land?

And they know that they'll regret the leaving;
Know that they will pine for grieving,
For the sky road by the singing sea,
And all of us behind.

Danny's made his mind up:
He's leaving for America.
He's leaving for America,
Leaving all of us behind;
And I wonder, does he know I love him,
All below and none above him,
As I sit here by the singing sea,
Alone and left behind?

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[This song can be found on the following recordings:
"The Sky Road", Album, 1995.
"The Sky Road", CD Single, 1995.
"Warmer for the Spark", Compilation, 1998.
"The Celtic Heartbeat Collection, Vol. 2", 1998.
"The Best of Frances Black", Album, 2000.]