Mandy Murphy : John o' Dreams

John O'Dreams although often called a traditional Irish song, was written by English singer/songwriter Bill Caddick, to the melody of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6, "The Pathetique", based on either a Russian or Italian folksong.

When midnight comes and people homeward tread
Seek now your blanket and your feather bed
Home comes the rover, his journey's over

Yield up the night time to old John O' Dreams
Yield up the night time to old John O' Dreams

Both man and master in the night are one
All things are equal when the day is done
The prince and the ploughman, the slave and the freeman

All find their comfort in old John O' Dreams
All find their comfort in old John O' Dreams

When sleep it comes the dreams come running clear
The hawks of morning cannot reach you here
Sleep is a river, flows on forever

And for your boatman choose old John O' Dreams
And for your boatman choose old John O' Dreams

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Mandy
• Murphy
• John
• o'
• Dreams
• Bill
• Caddick
• Irish
• Peelers
• Folk
• Tradition

[LindsayCurran]

Deeply moving. Thank you, Ray

[KillieKentRadio]

You're welcome Lindsay

[dogochoc]

Brilliant!

[KillieKentRadio]

Thanks dogochoc , glad you liked this one.

[piscessunlibramoon]

Beautiful, so glad to hear such a sweet version.

[coolbreezeblue]

thats my sis,dead proud of her i am.I remember when she recorded this one of her first, a long time ago..

[coolbreezeblue]

beautifully sung lil sis,even after all these years