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Once Was True
01:15
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An earthly nurse sits and sings
And aye she sings by lily ween
Saying, "Little ken I my bairn's father
Far less the land that he dwells in."
But he came one night to her bedside
And an Angry guest I am sure was he
Saying, "Give to me my little young son
And you will take your nurse's fee."
"I am a man upon the land
I am a silkie in the sea
And when I am far away from land
My home it is in Sule Skerry."
"And it will be on a summer's day
When the sun shines bright on every stane
I'll come and I'll fetch my little young son
And I'll teach him how to swim the main."
"And you will marry a gunner good
And a right fine gunner I am sure he'll be
And the very first shot that ever he shoots
Will kill both my young son and me."
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Rosehip Wine
03:57
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Dust On Your Breath
03:23
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You built your house where the rain wouldn't fall
At the foot of the valley, some time before the sprawl
(you saw it coming, did you not?
darkness and traffic and dust on your breath)
You built your house between desert walls
And watched as the traffic slowed to a crawl
(you saw it coming, did you not?)
Traffic has got to stop
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Bone Charms
03:46
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Seven young men, seven went off to war
She's collecting magpie bones on the shore
Magpie angels, bound up with feathers and straw
Seven angels came and went as before
Seven young men, all left and went off to war
Still collecting magpie bones on the shore
Magpie angels, bound up with garlic and straw
Seven angels, seven went off to war
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Secretly a Bear
03:26
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Sleep comes on a broken horse
Through broken doors, there's nothing more
That you or I can do or say
These mornings into afternoons
The afternoon comes much too soon
And nothing seems to move my way
I know I should try to wake up
Coffee cups are piling up
But coffee only makes me shake
I had things to do I know
I know I should, but I can't go
As long as baby feels this way
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So, the girl asks:
"Have you seen owt of my bonnie lad?
And are you sure he's well-o?
He's been away long, with a stick in his hand
He's gone to ride the keel-o."
And the cruel North Wind answers:
"Yes, I've seen your bonnie lad!
It was on the tall ship that I spied him.
His grave is green, but not with grass,
And you'll never lie beside him."
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Moongazing Hare Copenhagen, Denmark
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