Peter, Paul & Mary Lyrics
Peter, Paul & Mary Lyrics
"FAIR IRELAND Lyrics"
Shuckin' Corn Lyrics
SHUCKIN' CORN (Ray Griff) I was barely past the stage of baby bottles At an age when little legs first start to toddle When my pa saw I could stand he thought I would be
SHUCKIN' CORN (Ray Griff) I was barely past the stage of baby bottles At an age when little legs first start to toddle When my pa saw I could stand he thought I would be
They build bombs and aim their pistols in the shadow of the cross
And they swear an oath of vengeance to the martyrs they have lost
But they pray for peace on Sundays with a rosary in each hand
It's long memories and short tempers that have cursed poor Ireland
It's long memories and short tempers that have cursed poor Ireland
We have cousins on the old sod and we don't
Don't Hang The Mistletoe Lyrics
Hang the holly on the door just the way we did before But don't hang the mistletoe this year When you decorate the tree hang a special star for me But don't hang the mistletoe this yea
forget our kinHang the holly on the door just the way we did before But don't hang the mistletoe this year When you decorate the tree hang a special star for me But don't hang the mistletoe this yea
From Boston we send more guns and we tell them they can win
Then we turn back to our green beer and to MacNamara's Band
It's true friends with false perceptions that have cursed poor Ireland
True friends with false perceptions that have cursed poor Ireland
They weave tales of wit and magic and their songs are strong and free
But they fail to hear each ot
Niap Lyrics
When i saw you, I was not even looking I heard you scream without raising you voice will I run or let you have your fun I feel like I ain't got no choice. But maybe I ask too
her, prisoners of historyWhen i saw you, I was not even looking I heard you scream without raising you voice will I run or let you have your fun I feel like I ain't got no choice. But maybe I ask too
Orange flags wave for the British to greet the army's clicking heel
And Irish curse their Irish brother for the altar where they kneel
And now provoked to greater anger by the distant royal hand
It's old hatreds and young victims that have cursed poor Ireland
Old hatreds and young victims that have cursed poor Ireland
So we're left with retribu
Healing Rain Lyrics
Healing rain is coming down It's coming nearer to this old town Rich and poor, weak and strong It's bringing mercy, it won't be long Healing rain is coming down It's comin
tion it's the cycle of the damnedHealing rain is coming down It's coming nearer to this old town Rich and poor, weak and strong It's bringing mercy, it won't be long Healing rain is coming down It's comin
And the hope becomes more distant as the flames of hate are fanned
Who will listen to the children for they're taught to take their stand
They say love and true forgiveness can still heal fair Ireland
They say love and true forgiveness can still heal fair Ireland
Only love and real forgiveness can still heal fair Ireland