Ryans Fancy - West country lady

^GOver Pipers Stock Hill take the time for to wander, ^CAcross the ^Ammain bridge to the ^DNorth side and yonder; ^GAnd if you look long to the west there's a chance, ^CThat you'll see her move ^Am down to the b^Dridge for the dance she ^Emstill hears the music of an-^C vil and saw, ^EmAnd she still looks to nature to ^Dlay out the law.

^GShe's a West country lady from back in the past, ^CAnd she faces the ocean wh^Dere noisy waves blast. on the ro^Gcks;And the wind blows a gale from all quarters, ^Csummer su^Amn sparkles on stil^Dl waters down in the ^Gbay.^{C G D}

^GShe was there when they came on the very first ship, And she saw how the admirals ruled with a whiP And she worked with her man and her young sons and daughters To harvest the fields and the woods and the waters And often with sadness she's looked to the sea, With a longing for times that were never to be.

^GWell, the sea was the way between island and nation, And old ways were new ways in this planters station She's watched all the changes with pride and some sorrow Some old ways re- main and she hopes that to- morrow, Will kindly attend to the bountiful sea, And her land and her people will always be free.