The Winding River Roe-Cara Dillon

[00:00.63] [00:11.10]Some poets sing of a noble king [00:21.06]Or of a sweetheart fair [00:27.65]Some tell a tale of ships that sail [00:37.40]With treasures rich and rare [00:43.87]But my humble pen still drifts again [00:53.37]To scenes of long ago [00:59.87]Across the sea to the Benedy [01:08.99]And the winding river roe [01:17.16] [01:17.41]Right well do I remember now [01:24.66]Those happy childhood days [01:31.41]And the times I had when just a lad [01:39.53]On Carn's lovely braes [01:45.90]And when my mind is thus inclined [01:54.15]No other joys I know [02:00.65]For my heart remains [02:05.09]On the verdant plains [02:09.59]Near the winding river roe [02:18.41] [02:18.66]Benbradagh's crown o'er Dungiven town [02:27.66]Is still within my view [02:33.98]And the Benedy glen I worshiped then [02:41.98]Still lives in memory too [02:48.35]The beautiful scene of Cashel Green [02:56.23]Still haunts wherever I go [03:03.23]And in all my dreams [03:07.98]I see it seems [03:12.60]The winding river roe [03:21.35] [03:21.60]If fortunes smiles on me awhile [03:30.10]I would cross the sea again [03:36.97]And all these years of toil and tears [03:46.10]Will be forgotten then [03:53.35]And when at last my life has passed [04:02.60]Contentedly I'll go [04:09.72]Across the sea [04:15.22]To the Benedy [04:19.72]And the winding river roe