Take the robe from off thy form, And cease thine hair to braid, Thy love to thee will come no more, He woos another maid, And broken are the many vows, That he ...

Oh can I go to my love's side Oh let me go this day, Please let me go to my love's side, Oh mother, don't make me stay I was a rose in April And still a rose in...

Will you marry me sir Oh tether me down For I am too free Will you walk hand in hand with me For I do carry a child by thee Oh madam, I'll not marry thee For I...

Oh Annan Water's wondrous deep And my love Ann is wondrous bonnie I'm loathe that she should wet her feet Because I love her best of any Go saddle for me the bo...

As I roved out one fine May morning, To view the meadows and flowers gay, Who should I spy, but my own true lover As she sat by yon willow tree I took off my h...

There was a boy, a bitter boy, Whos gloden heart I saw gleaming I thought I'd win the heart within But now I know that I was dreaming But I will rise and I wil...

Oh the rain it rains all day long, Bold Riley-o, Bold Riley, And the northern wind, it blows so strong, Bold Riley-o has gone away Goodbye my sweetheart, goodb...

It fell on a day, a bonnie, bonnie day, When the corn, grew green and yellow, That there fell out, a great dispute, Between Argyll and Airlie Argyll he's raise...

Farewell to old England forever Farewell to me sweetheart as well Oh keep me child safe in your arms love I need you like no words can tell Too ra ly too ra ly...

Bring me a boat to cross to my dear, I stand here alone, with my sweetheart so near, Bring to me a boat to cross o'er the Tyne, For it's deep murky waters part ...

To Canaan's land I'm on my way Where the soul of man never dies Where all my nights will turn to day The soul of man never dies CHORUS Dear friends there'll be...

There was a farm on yonder hill, up where the wind it blows-o There lived a mother and her son and their bonnie old brown cow-o This cow was a bonnie cow but t...

Cruel were my parents, to tear my love from me, Cruel was the pressgang that took him to the sea, Cruel was the little boat that rowed him off the strand, and c...

Daughter of heaven Oh, daughter of now Drifting away and don't make a sound We'll cry when we hear that you ran from this town She's gone to a new place now She...

Willie sits in his stable door, and he's combing his coal black steed He's doubting on fair Margaret's love, and his heart begins to bleed "Give corn unto my ho...

The Elfin Knight stands on yon hill He blows his horn both loud and shrill He stands so proud and he stands so still Blow winds blow my bonny o Blow winds blow...

Ya hear me shout when no one's about, You find me where I can't be seen I feel the air flowing for life's in full swing, So tell me why I cannot breathe And he...

Hold on steady and strong, Here's the dawn coming on won't be long, Then the sun will come shining through, To show me the place I once new Fare thee well, Far...

As I was walking one midsummer's morning, To hear the birds whistle and the nightingale play, Was there that I met a beautiful maiden, As I was a walking along ...

I am stretched on your grave And I'll lie here forever If you hands were in mine I'd be sure they would not sever My apple tree, my brightness, It's time we wer...

I courted a sailor for six months and many, I courted a sailor, now he's far from me I courted a sailor for six months and many, I courted a sailor, now he's fa...

A bold young farmer courted me He gained my heart and liberty He gained my heart and good free will I must confessI love him still I must confess I love him sti...

I wonder what is keeping my true love this night I wonder what is keeping him out of my sight I wonder if he knows of the pain I endure And stays from me this n...

I wonder what is keeping my true love this night I wonder what is keeping him out of my sight I wonder if he knows of the pain I endure And stays from me this n...

It was early one morning at the break of the day The farmer came to us, and this he did say, Come rise up my fellows with the best of good will, Your horses nee...

They say a girl like me should wed, And take a man to lay in my bed But I would like to stay young and free, And oh, I wish they would let me be Oh, I wish they...

Oh dear me what do mine eyes see James Renald and my love sat under yon tree My heart it bleeds For she loves him indeed Sing hi lo lay at the end of the day Si...

Here is a tale of the trees in a wood They were never that pleased on the land that they stood So they upped and they walked as far as they could 'Til they felt...

Good people all with one accord, Lament for Mary Blaize, She never wanted one good word, From those who spoke her praise, The needy seldom passed her door, And ...

There was a lord, lived in this town Who had a handsome, lovely daughter She was courted by a fair young man Who was a servant to her father But when her parent...

A wager with you my pretty fair maid Five hundred pounds to your ten A maid you will go to the merry green broom And a maid you'll no longer return-o A wager, ...

If the clouds would only clear, It won't be long 'til he' standing here, If the wind will cease to blow, Then he'll stay with me anywhere I go, If the wind will...

My young man wears a frown With his eyes all closed and his head bowed down, My young man never sleeps The rain it falls upon his back The dust before his eyes ...

I must away love, no longer tarry, This roaring tempest I have to cross I must be guided without a stumble Into the arms I love the best And when he came up to...

Take my hand my dear We know that the time it is near Be strong and be brave,my dear Let me go now,let me go How it came to this It's not clear Long and lonely...

Old man time is a rare old man For a young man he'll ever remain, With his long grey beard and his clothes are plain Oh Old Man Time is his name As one flower d...

And ya know the sun's settin' fast And just like they say, nothing good ever lasts Go on now and kiss it goodbye But hold on to your lover 'cause your heart's b...

Although I once feared I'd be lonely Although I once feared I'd be down Although you once cradled me only Just look at me over you now Just look at me over you ...

It happened one evening at the playing of ball When first I met Willie, he was proper, he was tall He was neat, fair and handsome, straight in each limb There's...

Polly, she is fine, and she's kind, She's fallen for a sailor, and he to her proved kind, He said, I'm sorry for to say, Polly I must sail away, Oh but I will t...

One night, a long time ago, Two lovers danced to an old radio The music played clear and bright The Radio Sweethearts waltzed all night She was pretty, he was ...

I've waited longing for today Spindle, bobbin and spool away In joy and bliss I'm off to play Upon this high holiday Chorus: Spindle, bobbin and spool away Upo...

Sleep my friend now I'll watch o'er you The moon is here and the stars adore you Close your eyes and you'll sleep just fine Said my guardian angel once upon a t...

Sir Eglamore was a valiant knight, fa la lanky down dilly, He took up his sword and he went to fight, fa la lanky down dilly As he rode o'er hill and dale, All ...

Some tyrant has stolen my true love away And here in old England I can no longer stay I'll cross the wide ocean, ne'er on my bed rest In search of my true love ...

Jill she likes to sing Little Jack he dances Up and down the hill Sweetly taking chances If they were to fall Who would catch their water Would it be your son ...

A lady was walking on a midsummer's day The birds they were whistling so merrily and gay When along came a white steed in the finest array And it carried a youn...

There came a ghost to Margaret's door With many a greivous groan And aye he's tirled long at the pin But answer she gave none Is it my father phillip? Or yet my...

Have you heard of the blind harper, Now he lived in Hogmaven town, He went down to fair England, To steal King Henry's wanton Brown First he went unto his wife...

I am a cobbler's daughter I'm thought of rude and mean But a finer and a bonnier lass You have never seen I've plagued my father's head For my life I wouldn't w...

The daughter of Megan, so lovely and blooming, I met in Glenavon's gay glittering hall, And high rose my heart, ambition assuming To dance with the damsel, the ...

As fame reports a young duke kept a court He pleased himself with his frolicsome sport He found a poor tinker lying drunk on the ground In such a deep sleep he ...

Billy's fair and Billy's rare And Billy's wondrous bonny And Billy promised to marry me If e'er he'd marry any And Billy promised to marry me If e'er he'd marry...

The good man he came home one night The good man, home came he There he spied an old saddle horse Where no horse should there be It's a cow, it's a cow, cried t...

Out in the field where the lark it flies, Over the earth where my heart it lies, Oh how it sings when the west wind blows, Out in the field where no-one goes O...

No sheep on the mountain nor boat on the lake No coin in my coffer to keep me awake Nor corn in my garner, nor fruit on my tree, Yet the Maid of Llanwellyn smil...

"What's the matter with you, me lass, and where's your dashing Jimmy?" "Them soldier boys have picked him up and taken him far from me Last pay-day he went into...

I once was a sailor, a young man and brave Da da dum, da da dum dee My nights were once sleepless, My peace I would crave Carry me home to the sea Da da dum da...

How pleasant is the wind tonight I feel some drops of rain I never had but one true love In greenwood he lies slain I'll do so much for my true love As any youn...

One day as I was walking all o'er yon fields of moss, I had no thoughts of enlisting till some soldiers did me cross, They kindly did invite me to a flowing bal...

Did you ever see the wild goose sailing on the ocean Ranzo my boys oh Ranzo Ray They're just like them pretty girls when they get the notion Ranzo my boys oh Ra...

Underneath the stars I'll meet you Underneath the stars I'll greet you There beneath the stars I'll leave you Before you go of your own free will Go gently Un...

Winter comes around, And he knows he is homeward bound, His heartbeat is the only sound he's known, He once lost his way, He knows now that was yesterday, He f...

Lay me down gently, lay me down low, I fear I am broken and won't mend, I know One thing I ask when the stars light the skies, Who now will sing me lullabies, O...

William and Davy were born in one hall They grew side by side, as they grew strong and tall Shared most things, only quarrelled now and then In twenty years the...

This cruel country has driven me down Teased me and lied, teased me and lied I've only sad stories to tell to this town My dreams have withered and died Once I...

I wonder what is keeping my true love this night I wonder what is keeping him out of my sight I wonder if he knows of the pain i endure And stays from me, this ...

See the pyramids along the Nile See the sunrise from a tropic isle Just remember darling, all the while You belong to me See the market place in old Algiers Se...

Young James he has gone to the sea, And he promised he'd come back for me, The people say, he ran away with another, But true to his word he will be Oh and any...