Cara Dillon

Cara Dillon - The Parting Glass lyrics

Your rating:

Of all the money that e'er I had, I spent it in good company
And of all the harm that e'er I've done, alas it was to none but me
And all I've done for want of wit, to memory now I can't recall
So fill to me the parting glass, goodnight and joy be with you all

Of all the comrades that e'er I had, they're sorry for my going away
And all the sweethearts that e'er I had, they would wish me one more day to stay
But since it falls unto my lot that I should rise and you should not
I'll gently rise and I'll softly call, "Goodnight and joy be with you all"

A man may drink and not be drunk, a man may fight and not be slain
A man may court a pretty girl and perhaps be welcomed back again
But since it has so ordered been by a time to rise and a time to fall
Come fill to me the parting glass, good night and joy be with you all
Come fill to me the parting glass, good night and joy be with you all
Get this song at:
bol.com
amazon.com

Copyrights:

Author: Traditional - Cara Dillon, Sam Lakeman

Composer: Traditional - Cara Dillon, Sam Lakeman

Publisher: Charcoal Records

Details:

Released in: 2010

Language: English

Appearing on: Hill Of Thieves (2009) , Live at Cooper Hall (2020)

Share your thoughts

This form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

1 Comments found

Het is een afscheidslied. Dit lied was uiterst populair in Schotland én Ierland. Het is een heel oud lied. We weten niet wanneer het geschreven is, maar de tekst was al in 1605 bekend aangezien een deel van de tekst in een brief stond, die een Schot bij zich droeg toen hij door Ierland reisde.
Een lied uit 2 culturen. Dat is te verklaren uit het feit dat er veel Schotse kolonisten in Ierland waren.