The flower of sweet Strabane

Irish folk song The flower of sweet Strabane

If I were King of Ireland and all things at my will
I'd roam through all creations new fortunes to find still
And the fortune I would seek the most you all must understand
Is to win the heart of Martha, the flower of sweet Strabane

Her cheeks they are a rosy red, her hair golden brown
And o'er her lily white shoulders it carelessly falls down
She's one of the loveliest creatures of the whole creation planned
And my heart is captivated by the flower of sweet Strabane

If I had you lovely Martha away in Innisowen
Or in some lonesome valley in the wild woods of Tyrone
I would use my whole endeavour and I'd try to work my plan
For to gain my prize and to feast my eyes on the flower of sweet Strabane

Oh, I'll go o'er the Lagan down by the steam ships tall
I'm sailing for Amerikay across the briny foam
My boat is bound for Liverpool down by the Isle of Man
So I'll say farewell, God bless you, my flower of sweet Strabane

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• Irish
• folk
• song
• paddy
• reilly
• strabane

[phoenix1916]

Great song and great singer Tir Eoghain ABU

[lorgain2]

thank you phoenix.

[lorgain2]

madfortrad, This song is on a Paddy Reilly LP, " The town iI loved so well". try Google.

[lorgain2]

My deepest sympathy, thank you.

[lorgain2]

My deepest sympathy to you J, sorry for the poor quality of the recording,Ihope we are all able to sing at 80, he must have been some man.

[lorgain2]

Have to agree patto, I will look through my collection for a better recording, still it sounds good.

[nearwin]

felix kearney from drumquin's "Dressogs Heathery Braes" is another beautifal tyrone song to the tune of this one

[madfortrad5958]

was looking for this song for ages

thanks for posting

i had it on an old tape one time

very hard song to get

[jonasister899]

My Pop just passed away just two months ago, he was my favorite person in the world. My cousin aka (jonasbrothersloverr) and I sang it for him on his 80th birthday. I miss him so much, he was the greatest person in my life, and I will always have the song to remeber him by..

[jonasbrothersloverr]

this was my Pop's favorite song....he just past away last week...he always sang it...reminds me of him

i remember singing it with my cousins at his 80th birthday

i miss him<3 love the song

[GrissomLovesSara]

Never heard this version. I really like it. You can't go wrong with Paddy.