Misc Unsigned Bands - Dairybeat - raglan road - luke kelly - cover
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DAIRYBEAT: RAGLAN ROAD (3/4 – 86) (Traditional / Lyrics: P. Kavanagh)
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Verse 1:
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ON RAGLAN ROAD OF AN AUTUMN DAY,
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I SAW HER FIRST AND I KNEW.
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THAT HER DARK HAIR WOULD WEAVE A SNARE,
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THAT I MIGHT ONE DAY RUE.
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I SAW THE DANGER AND I PASSED,
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A-LONG THE EN-CHAN-TED WAY.
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I SAID: “LET GRIEF BE A FALLING LEAF,
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AT THE DAWNING OF THE DAY.”
Verse 2:
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ON GRAFTON STREET IN NOVEM-BER,
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WE TRIPPED A-LONG THE LEDGE.
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OF A DEEP RA-VINE WHERE CAN BE SEEN,
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THE WORTH OF PASSION'S PLEDGE.
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THE QUEEN OF HEARTS STILL MAKING TARTS,
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AND I NOT MAKING HAY.
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OH I LOVED TOO MUCH AND BY SUCH,
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IS HAPPINESS THROWN A-WAY.
Verse 3:
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I GAVE HER GIFTS OF THE MIND,
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I GAVE HER THE SECRET SIGN.
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THAT'S KNOWN TO THE ARTISTS WHO HAVE KNOWN,
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THE GODS OF SOUND AND STONE.
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AND WORD AND TINT WITHOUT STINT,
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I GAVE HER POEMS TO SAY.
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WITH HER OWN NAME THERE AND HER LONG DARK HAIR,
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LIKE CLOUDS OVER FIELDS OF MAY.
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ON A QUIET STREET WHERE OLD GHOSTS MEET,
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I SEE HER WALKING NOW.
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A-WAY FROM ME SO HURRIED-LY,
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MY REASON MUST AL-LOW.
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THAT I HAVE LOVED NOT AS I SHOULD,
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A CREATURE MADE OF CLAY.
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WHEN THE ANGEL WOES THE CLAY HE'LL LOSE,
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HIS WINGS AT THE DAWN OF DAY.
Tab by: DAIRYBEAT (André H. Hofman, Purmerend, Netherlands).
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