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J. Dale Walker - Come Away, Boys (On the Shores Just South of Ballingroad)

from Round 22, Week 3 by Monday Morning 3AM Music Club

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I've spent some time in Ireland. It's one of my favorite places on Earth. I mean, what's not to love about a people that counts functional alcoholism as a part of their cultural identity? I've also spent a bit a time thinking about their folk music tradition and how it's affected American music. So, I'm familiar with the idiom, but as always, my weakness is lyrics. The lyrics of this tune are meant to be a loose biography of George Cusack, an Irish pirate of the 18th century. It ended up being a libertarian love story that kind of sucks. Melody is pretty good though...and the twist ending was fun.

The mix is horrible, don't turn it up too loud or the ending will blow your ears out. I spent my time ironing out the tune and the strings and was stuck just running with the ball on the final mix.

lyrics

In the sweet twilight and the misty rains
With the fairy lights all a'glow
There I left my love to cricket song wind chimes
On the shores just south of Ballinroad

Come away, boys
Let's away, boys
Come away cast off your chains
Freedom comes to us on the briny winds
Ain’t no governors there to hold the reins

It's been three years now and I've crossed the sea
How many times I don't know
When the morning comes don't you weep for me
I'm alight upon the ocean's breeze

Come away, boys
Let's away, boys
Come away cast off your chains
Freedom comes to us on the briny winds
Ain’t no governors there to hold the reins

Under Saint Anne's sail into Aberdeen
Her silver stones daring all
On the river Don the marshals did find me
Took my ship and all the hold could haul

Come away, boys
Let's away, boys
Come away cast off your chains
Freedom comes to us on the briny winds
Ain’t no governors there to hold the reins

In the morrow morn I will meet my Lord
If the truth be told it's what I owe
But in mind I'll keep the cricket song wind chimes
And the shores just south of Ballingroad

Come away, boys
Let's away, boys
Come away cast off your chains
Miss my love and all those fairy light nighttimes
On the shores just south of Ballingroad

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from Round 22, Week 3, released March 25, 2019

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