Lyr Req: The Sky Road (from Frances Black)

Subject: Lyr Add: THE SKY ROAD (from Frances Black)
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 08 Jun 03 - 09:11 PM

Copied from http://www.frances-black.net/disco/songs/346.htm

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?

Repeat

[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.]

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Sky Road sung by Francais Black
From: vindelis
Date: 02 Apr 00 - 03:56 PM

Age, The rcord is definitely 'The Sky Road'. It was issued by DARA records in 1995 (DARACD068)and can be obtained from the DARA records web site: dararecords.com It was issued in the U S in 1997 on the Celtic Heartbeat label. Un fortunately I don't hve a coppy of the CD myself, but I hope this helps.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Sky Road sung by Francais Black
From: vindelis
Date: 02 Apr 00 - 12:38 PM

Age Do you mean Frances Black? If so, all I can find at present is that it was recorded, by her in 1984, or was it 1994? on an LP/CD of the same name.

Subject: The Sky Road sung by Francais Black
From: Age
Date: 29 Mar 00 - 03:39 PM

Written by; Jimmy MacCarthy Would love to aquire the lyrics.