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09 Jan 99 - 10:13 PM (#53098) Subject: Lyr: Gone To America From: SingsIrish Songs I am looking for the lyrics to the song "Gone To America" I've heard it sung by Steeleye Span--specifically Maddy Prior. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, SingsIrish |
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09 Jan 99 - 10:26 PM (#53103) Subject: RE: Lyr: Gone To America From: Joe Offer Hi, SingsIrish - Click here to get to a Steeleye Span web site. The site has scads of information, but it's a little hard to navigate, so use this link, which should take you directly to the song. Let me know if that doesn't work for you. You can click on my name to e-mail me if you have a problem. -Joe Offer- |
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17 Jul 03 - 10:45 PM (#985650) Subject: Lyr/Chords Add: GONE TO AMERICA (f Steeleye Span) From: GUEST,Autumn_Staley@hotmail.com Intro [D] Verse 1 [A7]Married him in April, lost him in [D]July [G]Listen to my [A]story and I'll tell you [D]why They [G]said that he'd been poaching and stealing wine They [A]said I wouldn't see him for a long, long time Chorus [A7]They said he's [D]gone [G]to [A]Americ[D]a [G]To work the land that [A]some called [D]Virginia [A7] They said [D]he's gone [G]to [A7]America Verse 2 Married him in April, lost him in July They took him as their prisoner then told me why They said that they had sent him where poachers go, I asked if I could see him, but they said no, Chorus [A7]Married him in April, lost him in [D]July Instrumental [D] [A7] only Verse 3 Married him in April, lost him in July Curse the men who took him curse their wicked lies The night they saw him poaching and stealing wine Was the night that he took comfort in these arms of mine, but now: Chorus |