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[00:22.17]Bonny bonny was my seat
[00:27.10]in the red rosy yard
[00:31.94]And bonny was my ship
[00:35.30]in the town of Ballynagard
[00:41.97]Shade and shelter was for me
[00:46.45]till I began to fail
[00:50.87]You all may guess now my distress
[00:56.22]lies near the Nightingale
[01:06.98]Grief and woe that I must go to
[01:10.48]fight for England's King
[01:13.95]I neither know his friend or foe
[01:17.66]and war's a cruel thing
[01:21.53]The nightingale is near at hand
[01:25.32]my time at home is brief
[01:28.90]And Carey's steams and mountain land
[01:32.75]I part with bitter grief
[01:38.26]No more I'll walk the golden hills
[01:42.21]with Nancy by my side
[01:45.87]Or dream along the sun bright rills
[01:49.60]or view my land with pride
[01:53.27]We sail away at dawn of day
[01:57.08]the sails are ready set
[02:00.71]When old Benmore I see no more
[02:04.61]I'll sigh with deep regret
[02:21.52]Now all must change
[02:23.27]and I must range across the ocean wide
[02:29.02]Our ship she may in Biscay's Bay
[02:32.63]lie low beneath the tide
[02:36.56]If I should fall by cannon ball
[02:40.26]or sink beneath the sea
[02:43.72]Good people all a tear let fall
[02:47.79]and mourn for mine and me
[02:53.22]If God should spare my greying hair
[02:57.12]and bring me back again
[03:00.96]I'd love far more my Antrim shore
[03:04.84]it's dark blue hills and rain
[03:08.39]Around the fires my heart's desires
[03:11.96]heaven grant till life shall fail
[03:15.71]And keep me far from the cruel war
[03:21.57]and from the Nightingale