The Broad Majestic Shannon-The Pogues

[00:05]The last time I saw you was down at the Greeks [00:08.83] There was whiskey on Sunday and tears on our cheeks [00:12.02] You sang me a song as pure as the breeze [00:15.04] Blowing up the road to Glenaveigh [00:17.53] [00:17.54] I sat for a while at the cross at Finnoe [00:20.94] Where young lovers would meet when the flowers were in bloom [00:23.90] Heard the men coming home from the fair at Shinrone [00:26.72] Their hearts in Tipperary wherever they go [00:29.85] [00:29.86] Take my hand, and dry your tears babe [00:35.41] Take my hand, forget your fears babe [00:41.32] There's no pain, there's no more sorrow [00:47.24] They're all gone, gone in the years babe [00:53.70] [00:53.71] I sat for a while by the gap in the wall [01:00.64] Found a rusty tin can and an old hurley ball [01:03.70] Heard the cards being dealt, and the rosary called [01:06.95] And a fiddle playing Sean Dun na nGall [01:09.84] [01:09.85] And the next time I see you we'll be down at the Greeks [01:12.92] There'll be whiskey on Sunday and tears on our cheeks [01:15.86] For it's stupid to laugh and it's useless to bawl [01:18.88] About a rusty tin can and an old hurley ball [01:22.02] [01:22.03] #=#=#=# INSTRUMENTAL #=#=#=# [01:44.90] [01:44.91] Take my hand, and dry your tears babe [01:50.91] Take my hand, forget your fears babe [01:56.95] There's no pain, there's no more sorrow [02:02.74] They're all gone, gone in the years babe [02:08.50] [02:08.52] So I walked as day was dawning [02:14.55] Where small birds sang and leaves were falling [02:20.56] Where we once watched the row boats landing [02:26.27] By the broad majestic Shannon [02:32.28] [02:32.29] #=#=#=# INSTRUMENTAL #=#=#=# [02:50.99] [02:51.00]