The Fairy Tales Of Ireland - 1918 - Eric Coates

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 09 Nov 2001

I'd sit beside my mother's knee
just by the cottage door,
and listen to her fairy tales,
and all the fairy lore;
of fairy runes and goblin men,
and little elves and sprites,
Ah! how the hours went speeding by,
those starry Irish nights!

Oh! The fairy tales of Ireland,
Oh! happy bygone years,
I dream about them even now,
they fill my eyes with tears.
If you're a lad from Donegal,
from Clare or any part,
Sure! the fairy tales of Ireland
will be hidden in your heart!

And though I'm far from Erin's Isle,
across the cruel tide,
I close my eyes and I am back
just at my mother's side.
Her hand is tightly clasped in mine,
her words ring sweet and true,
she tells those fairy tales to me
just as she used to do.

Oh! The fairy tales of Ireland,
Oh! happy bygone years,
I dream about them even now,
they fill my eyes with tears.
If you're a lad from Donegal,
from Clare or any part,
Sure! the fairy tales of Ireland
will be hidden in your heart!

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The Fairy Tales Of Ireland 1918 Eric Coates
Music by Eric Coates
Words by Edward Lockton
© MCMXVIII Chappell and Co. Ltd.,
Sequenced by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
on Friday 09 Nov 2001 at 18.08
in association with Doug Grierson
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© James Pitt-Payne, London UK, 2001
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