Author: Padraic Colum

Publisher:

Published: 2015-07-18

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13: 9781331706663

Excerpt from Broad-Sheet Ballads: Being a Collection of Irish Popular Songs There is a difference that is easily perceived between the street song and the song of the country-side. The second may contain some lonely thought, some personal emotion, but the first deals only with such passion, such humour, or such sentiment as the moving crowd can appreciate. It is easy to recall an example of either kind. Here is a song of the countryside: I'm a stranger to this countrie: From Amerikay I came; There's few here that knows me, But they can't tell my name. Some say I'm foolish, And more say I'm wise, And some say I'm guilty Fair maids to beguile. But we'll make them all liars If you'll come with me, To the Lands of Amerikay, My darling to be. In the middle of the Ocean May there grow a willow tree On the day I prove false To the lass that loves me. That the moon it may darken And show me no light The time I prove false To my own heart's delight About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.