As I Roved Out

from i l​á​r an aonaigh by The Fuchsia Band

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This well known song is most notably associated with the singing of Andy Irvine and Planxty, which is where Brian first heard it. According to Planxty, who got this song from the singing of Paddy Tunney, it dates back to the days of the famine, when any bit of land at all was enough to make a man leave his love for another, who had more than her sweet air. Martin Power, a valued friend of the band, of whom Eoin and Brian are past pupils, kindly let us record his composition,”The Kit Barndance" on Grá Dá Raibh. We are delighted to have Martin playing with us on this track, adding his distinctive piano accordion accompaniment to the song.

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As I roved out on a bright May morning
To view the meadows and flowers gay
Whom should I spy but my own true lover
As she sat under yon willow tree

I took off my hat and I did salute her
I did salute her most courageously
When she turned around well the tears fell from her
Sayin' "False young man, you have deluded me

A diamond ring I owned I gave you
A diamond ring to wear on your right hand
But the vows you made, love, you went and broke them
And married the lassie that had the land"

"If I'd married the lassie that had the land, my love
It's that I'll rue till the day I die
When misfortune falls sure no man can shun it
I was blindfolded I'll ne'er deny"

Now at nights when I go to my bed of slumber
The thoughts of my true love run in my mind
When I turned around to embrace my darling
Instead of gold sure it's brass I find

And I wish the Queen would call home her army
From the West Indies, Amerikay and Spain
And every man to his wedded woman
In hopes that you and I will meet again.

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from i l​á​r an aonaigh, released December 25, 2009

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The Fuchsia Band are 4 lads from Cork who play, sing and have the craic through Traditional Irish Music.

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