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1. Young Willie (continued)

   

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   VI
   It was early next morning his uncle came there,
   Riding on horse-back like a man in despair,
   Saying "Where was he drowned or where did he fall in",
   In the deep and false water in the lakes of Gold Finn".
   VII
   The day of his funeral was a sad sight,
   Four and twenty young men and they all dressed in white.
   They carried him along till they laid him in the clay,
   Saying "Adieu lovely Willie", as they all marched away.

   

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2. The Country I'm Leaving Behind

   

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   I There's a dreary dark cloud hanging o'er me, And a mighty big load on my mind, When I think of the prospects before me And the country I am leaving behind. Chorus: Then farewell to green hills of Erin, My darling so faithful and kind For where'er I may be I'll still think of thee And the country I'm leaving behind. II Though the land be bounded with treasures And fair maidens of every degree

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Eilís Ní Churáin

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Lyracrumpane, Co. Kerry

   Informant

   Tadhg O Curáin

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   Over 50

   Address

   Lyracrumpane, Co. Kerry