The Rankin Family
The Rankin Family - An T-each Ruadh (the Red Horse) songtekst
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Chorus Hi ri u il agus o My heart is sad, it's never stirred, The girls do not come near me, Since I've become a mariner. The red horse of Roland Steele's Was itchy from a plague of lice, While he ate up half his hay They'd leave but little of his skin. Between Christmas and New Year's He took him out to Garrett's place, He'd heard that he was skilful In treating sickly animals When the back-lands had been reached, He was not even recognized, Till he spoke up in English, "Can I trade this animal?" "It was Finnigan sent me here, I don't intend to cheat you now, If you'll put new shoes on him I'll warrant that he'll pull for you." When he started at the shoeing The horse bit him on the head, Then said Roland who was angry; "You hit him on the spavin." Spoke up Garrett very fiercely, "You have not fed him right since fall, He is only fit for crow bait And he is so damn'ed lousy." "Be off home with him at once Before they get my mare and colt, And never let me see you here Upon this farm of mine again." He used many cables for his reins With many knots to tie them up, The whip was made of hay-wire, He struck him on the back with it. When he raced up to the store The horse was in a pool of sweat Said he to Bessie in the store, "Lord, how that horse was travelling!" It was Hector used to shoe him, He's the one who spoiled his feet, For he shod the horse with boat nails So that they'd last a longer time. And he was a lively horse once Driving children to the school, When he came into the Cove There's none would be ahead of him.