Lyr Req: One Starry Night (D Spillane/S Tyrrell)

Subject: Lyr Req: One Starry Night (Davy Spillane/Sean Tyr
From: GUEST,Strollin' Johnny
Date: 01 Feb 04 - 08:17 AM

Anyone help me? It's by Davy Spillane and Sean Tyrrell.
Sooz - don't tell me to buy Bill Whaley and Dave Fletcher's CD, I've got it! Just can't hear a few of the words (Cloth-Ears!).

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One Starry Night (Davy Spillane/Sean Tyr
From: GUEST
Date: 01 Feb 04 - 08:30 AM

Click here

Subject: Lyr Add: ONE STARRY NIGHT (D Spillane/S Tyrrell)
From: GUEST,MR
Date: 01 Feb 04 - 08:36 AM

One starry night as I lay sleeping.
One starry night as I lay in bed.
I dreamed I heard the wagon wheels a-creeping.
When I awoke.
My love had fled.

I'll search the highways, likewise the by-ways.
I'll search the boreens.
The camping places too.
I will enquire all of our people.
Have they tide or tidings or sign of you.

For it's many the mile, love,
With you I travelled,
And many the hour, love,
With you I spent.
I thought our love would last forever,
but now I find, love, you were only lent.

Now I'm drunk today,
But oft times I'm sober,
A handsome rover from town to town
Now I'm sick and my days are numbered,
Molly Bawn astoreen,
Come and lay me down.

From memory

Subject: Lyr Add: ONE STARRY NIGHT (D Spillane/S Tyrrell)
From: GUEST,Dave F
Date: 01 Feb 04 - 07:16 PM

You only have to ask - try [e-mail] if there's anything you can't decipher

One starry night as I lay sleeping
One starry night as I lay in bed
I dreamed I heard wagon wheels a-creakin
When I awoke my own love had fled

And it's many a mile with you I've travelled
Many's the hour love with you I've spent
I dreamed you were my love for ever
But now I find love that you were only lent

I'll search the highways and I'll search the byways
I'll search the boureens the camping places too
I will enquire of all our people
Have they tide or tidings or a sight of you

Oft times I'm drunk tonight I'm sober
A constant rover from town to town
And when I'm dead and my travelling's over
Molly Bawn a-storeean come lay me down

That's what I sing anyway but if you go back to the original you
may find that Sean sings slightly different words - he tells me that although it is credited to him it is in fact a traditional traveller's song

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One Starry Night (Davy Spillane/Sean Tyr
From: GUEST,Strollin' Johnny
Date: 02 Feb 04 - 08:50 AM

Hey guys, thanks a lot, and especially you Dave! Just glad I said I've got the CD before I asked for the words - it is, of course, your singing of it that's inspired me and, should I decide that I'm able to do a half-decent job on it, I'll recommend yours and Bill's version if-and-whenever I sing it in public.

BTW - excellent stuff at the Turk's Head, Lincoln t'other week. Brian Dawson did a lovely set too (as you would expect!). A great evening.

All the best
Johnny

Subject: Lyr Add: STARRY NIGHT (Davy Spillane, Sean Tyrrell)
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 03 Feb 04 - 09:14 PM

Copied from http://home.kabelfoon.nl/~mdirks/song-starry.htm - which seems to be a very professionally made website, although probably not an "official" one.

STARRY NIGHT
(Davy Spillane, Sean Tyrrell)

One starry night as I lay dreaming,
One starry night as I lay in bad,
I dreamed I heard wagon wheels a-creaking.
When I awoke my own love had fled.

I'll search the highways. I'll search the byways.
I'll search the boreens and camping places too.
I will enquire all of our people
Have they tide or tidings or signs of you.

For it's many a mile with you I've travelled.
Many's the hours with you, love, I've spent.
I dreamed you were my love forever,
But now I find love you were only lent.

I'm drunk today but oft times I'm sober,
A constant rover from town to town.
When I'm dead and my sorrow's ended,
Molly bawn a'storean come and lay me down.

For it's many a mile with you I've travelled.
Many's the hours with you, love, I've spent.
I dreamed you were my love forever,
But now I find love you were only lent.

[Recorded by Davy Spillane on his album "A Place among the Stones," Columbia CD 476930, 1995.]

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One Starry Night (Davy Spillane/Sean Tyr
From: Bigh
Date: 07 Sep 08 - 07:46 AM

I've been singing one starry night as a floor singer for many years.

Now I've found the Mudcat cafe site I intend to pay tribute to Spillane and Tyrrell by singing 'have they time or tidings or the sight of you?'; and the last line 'O Molly ban a storin', come and lay me down'

Thanks a lot Gervase!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One Starry Night (Davy Spillane/Sean Tyr
From: MartinRyan
Date: 07 Sep 08 - 07:53 AM

As noted in other threads, this one was collected (and probably adapted) by the late great Laim Weldon, rather than written by Sean.

Regards