The Irish Emigrant by Danny Doyle

Irish folk song, The Irish Emigrant
I'm sitting on the stile, Mary, where we once sat side by side
On a bright May morning long ago, when first you were my bride
The corn was springing fresh and green, and the lark sang loud and high
And the red was on your lips, Mary, and the love light in your eyes.
Tis but a step down yonder lane, the village Church stands near
The place where we were wed, Mary, I can see the spire from here
But the graveyard lies between, Mary, and my step might break your rest
Where I laid you darling down to sleep with a baby on your breast.
I'm very lonely now, Mary, for the poor make no new friends
But oh they love the better still the few our Father sends
For you were all I had, Mary, my blessing and my pride
And I've nothing left to care for now since my poor Mary died.
Yours was the good brave heart, Mary, that still kept hoping on
When the trust in God had left my soul and my arms young strength had gone
There was comfort ever on your lip and a kind look on your brow
And I thank you Mary for the same though you cannot hear me now.
I'm bidding you a long farewell, my Mary kind and true
But I'll not forget you, darling, in the land I'm going to
They say there's bread and work for all, and the sun shines always there
But I'll ne'er forget old Ireland, were it fifty times as fair.
And often in those grand old woods I'll sit and shut my eyes
And my heart will wander back again to the place where Mary lies
And I think I'll see that little stile where we sat side by side
In the springing corn and the bright May morn' when first you were my bride.

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[BGMnullsieben]

Incredible!

Can anybody tell me where I can get digital Versions of "Step it out Mary", "Sam Hall", "The early Morning Rain" and "Red haired Mary" by Danny Doyle?

Thanks

BGMnullsieben

[lorgain2]

BGM thanks for the comment, sorry I can`t help.

[ankitanand25]

great song

[lorgain2]

I agree thank you ankitanand.

[lorgain2]

Thanks for the comment Mary.

[lorgain2]

Thanks Terry I like this version by Danny.

[MrDuncan1949]

what a beautiful song...............

[sherp2u1]

Wow! So many emotions, sentiments, real life tragedies of millions of emmigrants, who sought the good life only to be used and exploited again! Buried in mass graves, with no names! How prophetic the poor make no new friends, so true even today!

[suziidiamond]

My lovely nanna used to sing this to me when I was a little girl, made me cry hearing it again, has been many years - but brought back a time lost to me.x

[cheeseshoes]

tthis song is beautiful i would like to hear it in gaelic

[theirisher]

Excellent a cappella version. I've only heard one other rendition of this, and that is John McCormack's lovely version. This one is more complete, however. I always like Danny the Doyler!

[IOMJIO]

dul ar na Gaeilge

[agpurvis]

A beautiful and moving song about part of the Irish experience: a very sad part!