The Winding River Roe

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Cara Dillon

Cara Dillon (born 21 July 1975 in Dungiven, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland) is a Irish folk singer. In 2001, she launched her career as a solo artist in the UK with the eponymous Cara Dillon album. However, Dillon had been pursuing a career in music since her teenage years, progressing through folk bands Óige and Equation and spending time working with her husband Sam Lakeman under the duo name Polar Star. She has also collaborated with artists from a variety of genres along the way. more »

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2004

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Some poets sing of a noble king,
Or of a sweetheart fair.
Some tell a tale of ships that sail
With treasures rich and rare. 
But my humble pen still drifts again
To scenes of long ago;
Across the sea to the Benedy
And the winding river roe. 

Right well do I remember now
Those happy childhood days.
And the times I had when just a lad,
On Carn's lovely braes. 
And when my mind is thus inclined
No other joys I know,
For my heart remains on the verdant plains
Near the winding river roe. 

Benbradagh's crown o'er Dungiven town,
Is still within my view
And the Benedy glen I worshiped then
Still lives in memory too.
The beautiful scene of Cashel Green
Still haunts wherever I go.
And in all my dreams, I see it seems
The winding river roe. 

If fortunes smiles on me awhile,
I would cross the sea again,
And all these years of toil and tears
Will be forgotten then.
And when at last my life has passed,
Contentedly I'll go across the sea
To the Benedy
And the winding river roe.

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