Anachie Gordon (feat. Sinéad O'Connor)

Lyrics below
Sharon Shannon and Friends, 2003.

[This is an exquisite song. Close you eyes and listen to it.]
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Harking is bonny and there lives my love
My heart lies on him and will not remove
It will not remove oh for all that I have done
Oh I never will forget me love Anachie
For Anachie Gordon he's bonny and he's rough
He'd entice any woman that ever he saw
He'd entice any woman and so he has done me
Oh I never will forget me love Anachie

Down came her father and he's standing by the door
Saying Jeannie you're trying the tricks of a whore
You care nothing for a man who cares so very much for thee
You must marry Lord Sultan and leave Anachie
For Anachie Gordon he's barely but a man
Although he may be pretty but where are his lands
Oh the Sultan's lands are broad and his towers they run high
You must marry Lord Sultan and leave Anachie

With Anachie Gordon I'd beg for my bread
And before I'll marry Sultan it's gold to my head
With gold to my head and gowns fringed to the knee
And I'll die if I don't get me love Anachie
And you that are my parents to church you may me bring
But unto Lord Sultan I'll never bear a son
To a son or a daughter I'll never bow my knee
And I'll die if I don't get me love Anachie

Jeannie was married and from church she was brought home
And when she and her maidens so merry should have been
When she and her maidens so merry should have been
She went into her chamber, she cried all alone

Come to bed now Jeannie me honey and me sweet
For to style you my mistress it would be so sweet
Be it mistress or Jeannie it's all the same to me
But in your bed Lord Sultan I never will lie
And down came her father and he's spoken with reknown
Saying you that are her maidens go loosen off her gowns
But she fell down to the floor so close down by his knee
Saying father look I'm dying for me love Anachie

The day Jeannie married was the day that Jeannie died
And the day that young Anachie came home on the tide
And down came her maidens all wringing off their hands
Saying Lord it's been so long you've spent so long on the sands
Oh so long on the sands, o so long upon the flood
They have married your Jeannie and now she lies dead

You that are her maidens come take me by the hand
And take me to the chamber that me love she lies in
And he's kissed her cold lips 'til his heart has turned to stone
And he's died in the chamber that his love she lies in

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[whillyem]

I Love The Name "Anachie", But I LOVE Sinead MORE!!! Can Sinead Come Out With A Box Set Already ,& Include All Her B Sides , Soundtrack Songs, An Amazing Covers & Tracks Like This One!!!??? I Think I Pretty Much Own Everything She Has Recorded And I'm NOT Just Talking Studio CDs!!!

[NeverGetOld2009]

@whillyem Yeah, let's hope and wait. I am eagerly awaiting her new studio album - HOME!

[maraki2402]

perfect voice!!!!!! Admirable singer!!!!!

[NeverGetOld2009]

@maraki2402 :)

[takeapissonme]

Becky Unthank has the best vesion of this track

[NeverGetOld2009]

@takeapissonme Send me a link via message, please.

[lionandcobra]

this is a piece of art

[gpwhitem]

It took a long time, but I've been completely converted from pop\rock\sad\angry Sinead to Trad Sinead. This really is the best that music can be.

[dolitsa]

@whillyem i agreeeeeee

[musik102]

Well, I think all modern versions of this song ultimately stem from Nic Jones' rendition.

Someone should post Nic's version - which is of course the best version!

[daithiq]

@takeapissonme I don't know, I really like the unthanks but I kind of find this one more powerful.

[daithiq]

@takeapissonme I don't know, I really like the unthanks but I kind of find this one more powerful.



[beardo373]

Sinead O'Connor's voice sounds like a squeezebox. A beautiful squeezebox, though.

[drico55]

Definitely the definitive version of this track