Sweet Carnlough Bay - Jenny Martin - Lyrics

Описание: originally posted by Jim McAuley on Vimeo
sang beautifully by Jenny Martin: "A lovely singer from Co.Antrim"

"Sweet Carnlough Bay" is at least 100 years old and is an Irish variant of "The Road to Dundee". The lyrics to this variant have been attributed to the poet Richard McKay who was born in Armagh in 1800 and died in Blairgowrie, Scotland, in 1897. Though there are a number of versions found both in Ireland and Scotland, this must be the most beautifully sung

Lyrics below

Sweet Carnlough Bay (Richard McKay)

When winter was brawling, o'er high hills and mountains
And dark were the clouds o'er the deep rolling sea
I spied a wee lass as the daylight was dawning
She was asking the road to sweet Carnlough Bay

I said, "My wee lassie, I can an’ will tell ye
The number of miles or how far it might be
But if you'll consent I'll convoy you a wee bit
And I'll show you the road to sweet Carnlough Bay

You turn to the right and pass down by the churchyard
Cross over the river and down by the sea
We'll call at Pat Hamill's and have a wee drop there
Just to help us along to sweet Carnlough Bay

Here's a health to Pat Hamill likewise the wee lassie
And to every young laddie that's listening to me
And ne'er turn your back on a bonnie wee lassie
When she's asking the road to sweet Carnlough Bay