The Little Old Mud Cabin - Eileen Donaghy

Eileen Donaghy singing The Little Old Mud Cabin.


Go sell the pig and the cow and all, and we'll take you far away,
For your dear old parents you must leave behind.
Go and seek your fortune far away in a land across the sea,
For in Paddy's land it's poverty you'll find.

Those were the words my mother spake as I left old Ireland,
And the sad farewell is in my memory still,
As I placed that bundle on my back, and I left for ever more,
From yon little old mud cabin on the hill.

CHORUS: Oh, for the roof was thatched with yellow straw, and the walls were white as snow,
And the turf fire boiled the pot; I see it still.
Old Ireland's engraven in my heart. It's the place where I was born,
In that little old thatched cabin on the hill.

I still can see the turf fire with my mother by its side,
My dear old father sitting by her side,
His pipe is lit and the smoke ascends, and they're thinking of the time
When they sent their darling boy across the tide.

No more I'll see them dancing on yon kitchen floor
To the music of the bagpipes loud and shrill.
No more I'll see the happy times that we had in days of yore,
In yon little old mud cabin on the hill. CHORUS

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[nonie285]

What a lovely singer, brings back so many memories of my youth in Donegal.

[lorgain2]

Thanks for the comment nonie.

[sexiiE93]

:)... Shes Mii Granny

Loved Her So Much...

R.I.P:(

[lorgain2]

She was the best a lady in every way.

[adoranora1]

beautiful singer, brings back memories of holidays in ireland my mum and dad used to play her tapes in the car loved every minute of it, eileen donaghy what a beautiful singer.

[hoppybhoy71]

my gran sang this everyear at the new year in scotland,and also kevin barry..makes me cry.

r.i.p nana Y.N.W.A 

[frankthegrove]

Was this wonderful singer the mother of the great Plunkett who did so much for Tyrone?

[bigdan1946]

A lovely singer from my youth. RIP Eileen Donaghy.RIP mum and Dad.

[MegaGerard70]

lovely song and eileens voice was gorgeous may she RIP thankyou so much for posting this treasure.

[thetruthisnodefence]

islam go to hell

[redfire20003]

I am trying to track down a song she sang which I Loved.

"In the Morning, in the Evening, be it Winter or Spring,

on the banks of the Lagan, by the old Watermill......."

Does anyone know what this Tune is and where I can track it down?

[aloysiuskelly]

what a beautiful song and a lovely lady too i sadly never heard her perform live but i know how hight regarded she was and how nobody had a bad word to say about her. god bless you eileen donaghy.

[kingflynn1]

jeez when my old man used to get drunk he used to all ways sing this song about "selling a pig "...so this is the song ! ....i"ll have to let the brother know ha ha

[maraband]

She's my mother! Who's this?