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From the CD: Ready to sail - 2012
Editing video: Claudio Giuffrida
Traditionale, arrangiamento di Antonio Breschi - Aka: Antoni O'Breskey
Antoni O'- piano, clavicembalo, fisarmonica
Consuelo Nerea - vocal
Davide Viterbo - cello
Biancastella Croce - charango
Massimo Giuntini- uilleann pipes, tin whistle, bouzuki
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Lyrics:
I am a rambling Irishman
In Ulster I was born in
And many' happy hours I spent
On the banks of sweet Lough Erne
But to live poor I could not endure
As others of my station
To America I sailed away
And left this Irish nation.
Rye tan tin a na, tan tin a na
Rye tan tin a nore in a nandy
The night before I went away
I spent it with my darling
From three o'clock in the afternoon
'Til the break of day next morning
But when that we were going to part
We linked in each others arms
You maybe sure, very sure
It wounded both our charms.
Rye tan tin a na, tan tin a na
Rye tan tin a nore in a nandy
The very first night I slept on board
I dreamt about my Nancy
I dreamt I held her in my arms
And well she pleased my fancy
But when I woke out of my dream
I found my bed was empty
You maybe sure, very sure
That I lay discontented.
Rye tan tin a na, tan tin a na
Rye tan tin a nore in a nandy
When we arrived on the other side
We were both stout and healthy
We dropped our anchor in the bay
Going down to Philadelphia
So let every lass link with his lass
in blue jacket and white trousers
And let every lass link with her lad
With petticoat and white flounces.
Rye tan tin a na, tan tin a na
Rye tan tin a nore in a nandy