Bridie Gallagher - Lovely Derry on the Banks of the Foyle

Lyrics:

Oh I know a wee spot, 'tis a place of great fame
And it lies to the North, now I'll tell you it's name
'Tis my own little birthplace, and it's on Irish soil
Sure they call it lovely Derry on the banks of the Foyle

Sure I courted a wee girl, her age was sixteen
She was the fairest colleen that ever you've seen
For her cheeks were like roses and her hair waved in coil
And she came from lovely Derry on the banks of the Foyle

By those banks I have roamed, in the dear days gone by
With my dear girl I strolled, not a tear, not a sigh
Her fair charms without equal, from the Nore to the Moyle
Oh, sweet maid from lovely Derry on the banks of the Foyle

But now cruel misfortune drove me from my home
'Twas my fate in deep sorrow to sail o'er the foam
And now from dark strangers, in grief I recoil
While I pine from dear old Derry on the banks of the Foyle

While I pine from dear old Derry on the banks of the Foyle

Category:

Music

Tags:

• irish
• ireland
• folk
• song
• songs
• singing

[bridgetoofar2]

@mrtallis Very sad to hear. Did she listen to Bridie's version?

[mrtallis]

i'm sat here only 2 months my non sectarian grandmother lost her fight for life listening to this........................ We love you and we will learn our history.

[nonie285]

My Father wrote a beautiful song about Bridie.

[nonie285]

Brought a few tears there. memories of being young in the Rosses, in Donegal..

[CredoCatholicJournal]

Wonderful. Thanks for uploading!

[kate285]

Oh how Bridie's voice takes me back to my youth and lovely days in Donegal.

[kllygrg]

Beautiful. Thanks for uploading it.