| 1. Pan Morigan - Thousands Are Sailing |
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You brave Irish people, wherever you be I pray stand a moment, and listen to me Your sons and your daughters are going away, And thousands are...
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| 2. Pan Morigan - Greenfields Of Amerikay |
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This version of Greenfields evolved from my early hearing of the recording by the innovative Irish hand, Planxty, my study of the Paddy Tunney...
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| 3. Pan Morigan - The Hill Of Knocknashee/the Busy Bee |
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The names of beloved, missed places sing themselves like prayers in songs like this one, suggested to me by my sister from the singing of Colm...
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| 4. Pan Morigan - A Stor Mo Chroí, (treasure Of My Heart) |
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A Stor Mo Chroí, when you're far away From the home that you'll soon be leaving It's many an hour through the night and day Your heart will be...
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| 5. Pan Morigan - Droimeann Donn Dílis (my Faithful Brown Cow) |
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Small farmers of the Irish famine period were forced to pay heavy rents and taxes despite the hard times. If unable, they were evicted and sent...
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| 6. Pan Morigan - Stormy Seas/the Highlander |
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Farewell, farewell, to my native home, those shores to see no more Farewell, farewell to my own true love, abandoned at the door Not by my will I...
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| 7. Pan Morigan - Our Ship It Is Ready To Sail Away |
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The last verse in this version, which I learned from the late Mary Ryan of Springfield, Massachusetts, refers to the "American wake". The family and...
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| 8. Pan Morigan - The Exile |
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Farewell, farewell dear home of mine, since I must part from you And yet, and yet, I hesitate to speak my last adieu I do not say adieu, a stor, I do...
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| 9. Pan Morigan - Castles Of Gold |
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Times were hard for Mayo farms; there was no room for me My parents then concluded I must ship across the sea To seek employment in the homes, of...
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| 10. Pan Morigan - An Sean-bheann Bhocht/the Old Woman's Reelz |
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Good people lend an ear, says the sean-bheann bhocht While the truth I do declare, says the sean-bheann bhocht How the landlord threw me out of my...
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