School: Ladhar an Chrompáin (roll number 14998)

Location:
Lyracrumpane, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Súilleabháin
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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.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. 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
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.