The Lyric Archive - Song Lyrics
[Main] [Artists list] [Charts] [Genres] [Last added lyrics] [ Advanced Search]
# A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z




#  A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z  

Rating:  Not rated
Rate It:   Poor  Poor  Average  Hot. Excellent  Hot. Excellent
Composer: Traditional, Keith Fay

Cruachan - Spancill Hill lyrics



Album: Folk-Lore (2002)

[Arrangement: KF Words: Tradional]

Last night as I lay dreaming
of pleasant days gone by,
Me mind been bent on rambling,
to Ireland I did fly,
I stepped on board a vision
and followed with a will
Till next I came to anchor
at the cross near Spancill Hill.

Delighted by the novelty,
enchanted with the scene,
Where in me early boyhood - often I had been,
I thought I heard a murmur
and I think I hear it still
It's the little stream of water
that flows down Spancill Hill.

To amuse a passing fancy
I lay down on the ground,
And all my school companions
they shortly gathered round
When we were home returning
we danced with bright goodwill,
To Martin Moynahan's music
at the cross at Spancill Hill.

It was on the 24th of June,
the day before the fair
When Ireland's sons and daughters
and all assembled there,
The young, the old, the brave, the bold
came their duty to fulfil,
At the little church in Clooney,
a mile from Spancill Hill.

I went to see me neighbours
to see what they might say,
The old ones they were dead and gone,
the young ones turning grey,
I met the tailor Quigley, he was bold as ever still,
sure he used to make my britches
when I lived at Spancill Hill.

I paid a flying visit to me first and only love,
She's as fair as any lilly and gentle as a dove,
She threw her arms around me
crying "Johnny I love you still",
She was a farmer's daughter,
the pride of Spancill Hill.

Well I dreamt I hugged and kissed her
as in the days of yore
She said "Johnny you're only joking"
as many the times before,
The cock crew in the morning,
he crew both loud and shrill
And I awoke in California,
many miles from Spancill Hill.
Songs list of album: Folk-Lore (2004)
         Title Rating
01   Bloody Sunday lyrics   -
02    The Victory Reel [instrumental] lyrics Add lyrics   -
03    Death of a Gael lyrics Add lyrics   -
04    The Rocky Road to Dublin lyrics Add lyrics   -
05   Ossian's Return lyrics   -
06   Spancill Hill lyrics   -
07    The Children of Lir lyrics Add lyrics   -
08   Ride On lyrics   -
09   Susie Moran lyrics   -
10   Exiles lyrics   -
 

Top songs of Cruachan lyrics
No songs


Last added lyrics
Fornika
Fornika
by Die Fantastischen Vier
Big Dog Daddy
Big Dog Daddy
by Toby Keith
Payback
Payback
by Brownside
Afrodisiac
Afrodisiac
by Brandy
Ghetto Classics
Ghetto Classics
by Jaheim



Navigation

Browse Artists
Add Lyrics
Lyrics Charts
Lyrics Genres
Today's Lyrics
Search Lyrics

 

Charts

Country Lyrics
Folk Lyrics
Gospel Lyrics
Latin Lyrics
R&B Lyrics
Rap Lyrics
Rock Lyrics
Soundtrack Lyrics

Links

Free CD & DVD Covers
Covers at CDcovers.to
Songs-lyrics.net