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Black Davie’s riding on down the post road Thinking of silver, thinking of gold Wondering why all the nights are so cold, Who will you be with when you are old? CH: Highwayman, highwayman, what do you dream? Are you a gentleman serving the queen? Are you a rich man, servants by your side– Or [...]
Andray soulet au mielz que je pouray Jusque a le tamps primier Dalsolre Lors tu prendras desus Alamire: S’ainsi fera le tierz, canterons gay
In Norway there dwelt a maid, “By’loo my baby,” she begins, Saying “Little know I my baby’s father, Or if land or see he’s living in.” Then there arose at her bed’s foot A grumley ghaist, I’m sure was he, Saying “Here am I, thy baby’s father, Although that I’m not comely.” “I am a [...]
Lady, hey, steal away– Join us in the woodlands. Revel high through the night Until the dawn is at hand CH: Nightingale sings and wails; She’s our secret keeping. Dead of night, dark moon light, All the men are sleeping– All the men are sleeping Spirit high, come dance with me, Air and earth and [...]
God walks among us She doesn’t wear shoes Can’t afford airplanes Her whole life’s a blues But she doesn’t mind the color The stars adorn her hair She waits outside in weatherwhether We choose to care She holds herself hostage To ransom our souls She stands in the doorway Until we are whole For the [...]
I sat by myself And sank into light For all time is now Reach out your hand Take me to a distant land In the days of you(th) I left there long ago Paradise of the soul Now I long for you Take this cup from me I cannot drink its darkened light So I’ll [...]
When I was younger,’bout a thousand years ago I was a tiger and a warrior of the snow Once born a creature that I hardly could describe My lives were many and so many times I’ve died The wonders that I’ve seen Are fodder for a thousand dreams I’ve touched so many lives And looked [...]
I hear tales of lives of hard times I hear tales of life at sea I hear tales of nights of madness I hear tales of nights so free. Then I think of foreign shores And I dream of ocean swells And when I sit and think of nothing Then my mind goes to the [...]
Contre le tens qui devise Yver et pluie d’este Et la mauvais se debrise Qui de lonc tens n’a chante Ferai chancon car a gre Me vient que j’ai en pense Amores qui en moi s’est mise Bien m’a droit son dart gete (During that time between winter and the rains of summer when the [...]
So long ago When time moved so slow I’m so cold. I’ve waited so long Jealously guarding my soul. So strange to learn To give my heart to be whole. CH: And you will sing me to heaven A place where the sunset is golden Singing and laughing as children Patience and love our heaven [...]