Erin, Sad Erin (feat. Akito Goto)

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Jon Wilks

Jon Wilks (born 4 January 1977) is an English writer, folk singer, and guitarist, known for his work in the traditional folk music scene. He has gained recognition for his authentic interpretations of traditional English folk songs, as well as his own original compositions. fRoots magazine has described him as "one of the best of the New Wave Of Folk Blokes". more »

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Erin, Sad Erin, it grieves me to ponder
The wrongs of thy injured isle
Thy sons in their thousands deploring do wander
On shores far away in exile
O give me the power to cross o'er the main
America might yield me some comfort from pain
Though I'm only lamenting whilst here I remain
For the joys I shall not see no more

With wonder I gazed at that lofty high mountain
As in grandeur it rose o'er it's lord
With sorrow I beheld my own garden yielding
The choicest of fruits for his board
Oh, where is my father's low cottage of clay
Where I have spent many a long happy day?
Alas has his lordship contrived it away
It is gone I shall not see no more

The sloe and the berry hung ripe on the bushes
I've gathered them off without harm
And I went to the fields for to view the green bushes
Preparing for winter's cold storms
And I've sat by the fire on a cold frosty night
Along with my friends telling tales of delight
Those days gave me pleasure and I could invite
But they're gone I shall not see no more

So, farewell then to Erin and those I've left weeping
Upon this disconsolate shore
Farewell to the grave where my father lies sleeping
The ground I do dearly adore
Farewell then to pleasure, I've once had a home
Farewell, now a stranger in England to roam
Oh give me my freedom or give me my tomb
Friends, in pity, I ask for no more

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