Song Lyrics Unknown - Grey Silkie Of Sule Skerry    [Lyrics & Song Text Archive] lyrics archive>> U>> Unknown Singer Lyrics [Unknown other resources]>> Grey Silkie Of Sule Skerry Song Lyrics Author/Artist/Singer: Unknown Music Title/Track: Grey Silkie Of Sule Skerry Theme ID: 4219 Album: N/A THE GREY SILKIE OF SULE SKERRY In Norwa land, there lived a maid Baloo, my babe, this maid began I ken na where your faither is Nor yet the land where he dwells in It happened on a certain day When this fair maiden fell asleep That in there come a grey silkie And sat him doon at her bed feet Saying awake, awake, my bonnie maid For o how soundly thou dost sleep I'll tell thee where his faither is He's sitting close at thy bed feet I pray come tell tae me your name And tell me where your dwellin be My name it is Gud Hein Mailler An I earn ma living oot tae sea I am a man upon the land I am a Silkie in the sea And when I'm far frae every strand My home it is in Sule Skerry Alas, alas, this woeful fate This weary fate that's been laid on me That a man should a come frae the West o Hoy Tae the Norwa lands tae ha a bairn wi me My dear I'll wed ye wi a ring Wi a ring ma dear, I'll wed wi ye Thou may go wed wi whom thou wilt I'm sure ye'll never wed wi me Thou will nurse ma bonnie son For seven long years upon your knee And at the end o seven long years I'll come and pay the nurse's fee She has nursed her little wee son For seven long years upon her knee And at the end o seven long years He's come back wi gold and white money Ma dear I'll wed ye wi a ring Wi a ring ma dear, I'll wed wi thee Thou may go wed wi whom thou wilt I'm sure ye'll never wed wi me But I'll put a gold chain roond his neck A gey good gold chain it will be That if e'er he comes tae the Norwa lands You can hae a good guess it is he An You will get a gunner good An a gey good gunner it will be An he'll gae oot on a May morning An shot the son an the grey silkie An she had got a gunner good An a gey good gunner, I'm sure twas he An he gae'd oot on a May morning An he shot the son and the grey silkie Alas, alas, this woeful fate This weary fate that's been laid on me And ance or twice she sobbed and sighed An her tender heart, it brak in three Child #113 from the singing of Jean Redpath see also SILKIE1 @myth @love @animal @ballad filename[ SILKIE2 SF ===DOCUMENT BOUNDARY Related Lyrics Random lyrics: Gypsy Davey, Gypsy Laddie, Gypsy Laddies, Gypsy Love Song, Gypsy Rover, Gypsys Warning, Hail The Yurt, Hal An Tow, Hallelujah Im A Bum, Halleys Comet, Halls Of Montezuma, Hame Dearie Hame, Hamlet, Hand Me Down, Handsome Cabin Boy, Handsome Molly, Handsome Young Sailor, Hangin Johnny, Hangman Or The Prickilie Bush, Happiness Is Just A Thing Called Joe, Happy Days, Happy Family, Happy Man, Hard Aint It Hard, Hard Cheese Of Old England, Hard Crackers Come Again No More, Hard Life Of The Cut, Hard Love, Hard Times Come Again No More, Hard Times Of Old England, Hard Working Miner, Hares On The Mountain, Hark The Herald Angels Sing, Harmony, Harp Without A Crown, Harrison Brady, Hartley Bill, Harvestsupper Song, Haughs of Cromdale, Haul Awa, Haul Away Joe, Haul Er Away, Hava Nagila, Have Some Madiera Mdear, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Hawaiian Beaches, Hawthorn Tree, Hbombs Thunder, Headin For Halifax, Healing Hands, Other Unknown song Lyrics 99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall Lyrics A Bird in a Gilded Cage Lyrics A Fenian Song Lyrics A Fool Such As I Lyrics A Friend Like You Lyrics A Hero of the Wrong War Lyrics A Horse Named Bill Lyrics A Hundred Years from Now Lyrics A Kangaroo Sat on an Oak Lyrics A Little Bit of Solitude Lyrics A Living Wage Lyrics ...Show All Other Artists Unknown Prophets Lyrics Unleashed Lyrics Unleashed Power Lyrics Unlimited Nation Lyrics Unlimited Sound Lyrics UNLOCO Lyrics Unlord Lyrics UNLV Lyrics Unni Wilhelmsen Lyrics Uno Svenningsson Lyrics All lyrics are property and copyright of their owners and are strictly for educational purposes only. lyricstrue.net Copyright © 2005-2007 All Rights Reserved., , Privacy policy