Song Lyrics Unknown - Silkie    [Lyrics & Song Text Archive] lyrics archive>> U>> Unknown Singer Lyrics [Unknown other resources]>> Silkie Song Lyrics Author/Artist/Singer: Unknown Music Title/Track: Silkie Theme ID: 5450 Album: N/A SILKIE An earthly nurse sits and sings, And aye, she sings by lily wean, And little ken I my bairn's father, Far less the land where he dwells in. For he came on night to her bed feet, And a grumbly guest, I'm sure was he, Saying "Here am I, thy bairn's father, Although I be not comely." "I am a man upon the land, I am a silkie on the sea, And when I'm far and far frae land, My home it is in Sule Skerrie." And he had ta'en a purse of gold And he had placed it upon her knee, Saying, "Give to me my little young son, And take thee up thy nurse's fee." "And it shall come to pass on a summer's day, When the sun shines bright on every stane, I'll come and fetch my little young son, And teach him how to swim the faem." "And ye shall marry a gunner good, And a right fine gunner I'm sure he'll be, And the very first shot that e'er he shoots Will kill both my young son and me." ----------------------------------------------------------------- Child #113 "The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry" is one of numerous tales of the Silkies, or seafolk, known to the inhabitants of the Orkney Islands and the Hebrides. These enchanted creatures dwell in the depth of the sea, occasionally doffing their seal skins to pass on land as mortal men. Legend has it that they then accept human partners, and some families on the islands actually trace their ancestry to such marriages. In more complete versions of the ballad, the Silkie's forecast of the death of himself and his son eventually come to pass. The tune is by Dr. James Waters of Columbia University. From "British Ballads and Folk Songs from the Joan Baez Songbook." @myth @ballad @love @animal see also SILKIE2 filename[ SILKIE1 DC ===DOCUMENT BOUNDARY Related Lyrics Random lyrics: Singers Request, Single Girl, Singular Dream, Sinner Man, Sioux Indians, Sir Hugh Or The Jews Daughter, Sir James The Rose, Sir Patrick Spens, Sir Simon De Montford, Sir William Gower, Sittin On Top Of The World, Skibbereen, Skip To My Lou, Skiving, Skye Boat Song, Slieve Gallen Braes, Slovakia Anthem Text, Slovakia Native Anthem Text, Slovenia Anthem Text, Slovenia Native Anthem Text, Smoke Smoke Smoke That Cigarette, Smut, Snatch And Grab It, Snoopys Christmas, So Early In The Spring, Sodden Clods Are Coming To Town A New Years Carol, Solar Carol, Soldier Maid, Soldier Soldier Will You Marry Me, Soldiers, Solid Fas, Solidarity Forever, Solomon Island Anthem Text, Some Talk Of Ronald Reagan, Some Things Never Change, Somebodys Grandmother, Somebodys Tall And Handsome, Someday Soon, Somerset Wassail, Somewhere Over The Rainbow, Somewhere Overindulgence, Sommarbarn, Son De La Loma, Son Of A Gambolier, Song For A New Year, Song For Canada, Song For Ireland, Song From Lucifers Hammer, Song Of The Ada, Song Of The Classes, 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