@ALBUM: Endless Seasons @ARTIST: Rankin Family DATE: 1995 LABEL: EMI 7243 832348 2 0 @SONG: As I Roved Out As I roved out on a May morning On a May morning right early I met my love upon the way Oh Lord but she was early. Her boots were black, her stockings white Her buckles shone like silver She had a dark and rovin' eye And her earrings touched her shoulders. What age are you, my bonnie wee lass? What age are you, my honey? Modestly she answered me "I'll be seventeen on Sunday" She sang A lith a dlddle, lith a diddle lith a dlddle dee Cha hiddle hundiddy, cha hiddle hundkddy and cha lan day. Where do you live, my bonnie wee lass? Where do you live, my honey? "A wee house up at the top of the hill I live there with my mommy" So I went to the house at the top of the hill The moon was shining clearly She arose to let me in Her mother chanced to meet me. She caught her by the hair of the head And down to the room she brought her With the root of a hazel twig She was the well beat daughter. Will you marry me now you soldier lad? Will you marry me now or never? Will you marry me you sildier lad? Can't you see I'm done forever? I can't marry you now my bonnie wee lass Can't marry you my honey For I have got a wife at home And how can I disown her A pint at night is my delight And a gallon in the morning The old women are my heartbreak And the young ones are my darlin's. She sang A lith a dlddle, lith a diddle lith a dlddle dee Cha hiddle hundiddy, cha hiddle hundkddy and cha lan day. @SONG: The River When you cross that river The trees they will bow down The sky will open up to you And the lark will sing your song When you cross that river The path will follow you And the winds they will caress your lips And the fires they'll burn strong Until then... yeah yeah The pastures seem greener on the other side Alexander don't bide your time uneasily When you cross that river The rains will be your wine The brambles your mandolins The earth to dance upon When you cross that river The moon will give you rest The night will be your blanket And the sun your morning guest When you cross that river Boudicca you will wed Fuareg you will feast upon Mirth your wedding bed When you cross that river Your fields will plenty reap Your children like every spring Will autumn keep @SONG: Natives For all our languages we can't communicate For all of our native tongues we're all natives here Sons of their fathers dream the same dream The sound of forbidden words becomes a scream Voices in anger, victims of history Plundered and set aside, grown fat on swallowed pride With promises of paradise and gifts of beads and knives Missionaries, pioneers are soldiers in disguise Saviours and conquerors, they make us wait The fishers of men they wave their truth like bait With the touch of a stranger's hand Innocence turns to shame The spirit that dwelt within, now sleeps out in the rain For all of our languages we can't communicate For all our native tongues, we're all natives here The scars of the past are slow to disappear The cries of the dead are always in our ear Only the very safe can talk about wrong and right Of those who are forced to choose Some will choose to fight For all of our languages we can't communicate. @SONG: O\ganaich An O\r-fhuilt Bhuidhe - Am Bra\ighe (Youth Whose Hair Is Golden Yellow - The Braes of Margaree) O\ganaich an o\r-fhuilt bhuide, Leat a chinneadh sealg a's sithionn; 'S ann ad ghruaidh a bhiodh an rudha, 'N uair a bhiodh tu siubhal bheann! 'N uiar a dhi\readh tu na stu\can Leis a 'ghunna chaol nach di\ultadh, 'S i do luaidhe ghorm a's d'fu\dar, Chuireadh smu\id air feadh nan gleann. Na cnuic 's na glinn bu bho\idhche leinn, 'S iad cnuic is glinn a'Bhra\ighidh, Mu'n tric bha sinn ri ma\nran binn, 'S a' chomunn ghrinn a b'fhearr leinn Chan 'eil a\it' an diugh fo'n ghre/in, 'S am b'fhearr leam fhe/in bhi ta\mhachd Na Bra\igh' na h-Aibhne measg nan sonn O'm faighte fuinn na Ga\idhlig. O\ganaich an o\r-fhuilt shniomhain, Dh'fhag thu saca trom air m'inntinn; 'S mur a till thu nall do 'n tir so, Mo thoil-inntinn bidh air chall. Na cnuic 's na glinn bu bho\idhche leinn, 'S iad cnuic is glinn a'Bhra\ighidh, Mu'n tric bha sinn ri ma\nran binn, 'S a' chomunn ghrinn a b'fhearr leinn Gur binn leam ceo\l an h-aibhne mo/ir, 'S i falbh an glo\ir a h-a\illeachd; Fhad's bhios i gluasad sios le fuaim, Cha toir mi fuath do'n Bhra\ighidh. Gu leir a bhla\th air mo ghruaidhse, Gu'n tug mi dhuit gaol nach fuaraich; Dh'innis iad gu'n d'thug thu fuath dhomh, Ach cha chreid mi, luaidh, an cainnt. O\ganaich an o\r-fhuilt bhuide, Leat a chinneadh sealg a's sithionn; 'S ann ad ghruaidh a bhiodh an rudha, 'N uair a bhiodh tu siubhal bheann! O\ganaich an o\r-fhuilt bhuide, Leat a chinneadh sealg a's sithionn; 'S ann ad ghruaidh a bhiodh an rudha, 'N uair a bhiodh tu siubhal bheann! Youth whose hair is golden yellow You will bag the deer when hunting On your cheeks the colour's rising When you tramp across the hills When you climb up to the tall crags With your slender trusty weapon Then your blue lead and gun powder Scatter smoke among the glens The hills and dales most beautiful to us are the hills and dales of the Braes (Margaree), where we often sang sweet melodies in the friendly company we liked best. There is no place today, under the sun, where I would prefer to live in the Braes of the river amongst the heroes who were wont to sing Gaelic songs. Sweet to me is the music of the great river as it meanders amidst the glory of its beauty; as long as it contiues to course to the sea I will never hate the Braes. It is showing in my cheeks now That my truest love I gave you They are saying that you hate me But I don't believe their talk. @SONG: Forty Days and Nights Now after all this time You're standing at my door Just when I cleared my mind You're coming back for more Well it doesn't work that way You see I'm over you And now there's nothing left to say Just find someone new Forty days and forty nights The rain came pouring down forty days and forty nights No dry land to be found Torrents of rushing water Birds in endless flight You were nowhere to be found For forty days and forty nights I remember when Everything was fine When I look back again They were such happy times But you had to go and change Made everybody blue Now the story's been rearranged So find someone new Well I've gotta go Seems I'm running short of time And it would be nice I know But see I've read between the lines Hey don't look so sad it wasn't easy for me too Don't worry, it's not that bad To find someone new Forty days and forty nights The rain came pouring down Forty days and forty nights No dry land to be found Torrents of rushing water Birds in endless flight You were nowhere to be found For forty days and forty nights. @SONG: Eyes of Margaret When morning comes to me I see the eyes of Margaret I see the eyes of Margaret When morning comes around When she comes near me I see the eyes of Margaret I see the smiles of margaret And time rolls around When darkness comes near her I see a side A pen and a letter Have faded and died A promise is broken A change in the tide Someone is singing here song And it's na na na... And when she is lonely I'll take the hand of Margaret I'll hold the hand of Margaret And she'll come around And when she is toubled I'll hear the cries of Margaret I'll wipe the tears of Margaret And she always comes around When darkness comes near her I see a side A pen and a letter Have faded and died A promise is broken A change in the tide Someone is singing her song And it's na na na... @SONG: You Feel the Same Way Too Hey hey sweet darling Let's go dancing tonight My clock has been ticking It tell me the timing's just right Well I woke up this morning With a feeling I call lonesome and blue And there's no need in asking - 'cause I know You feel the same way too Hey hey sweet darling Let's lay the whole thing down This world if you let it Will drive you into the ground I got twenty dollars and I know That it should get us by the door When the band starts playing How can they ask us for more We may do the bump and grind Shake around our little behinds Do some things that you normally do On a Saturday night - and that's all right We may drink a little too much We may lose our fancy touch And step outta line with reality That's the way it should be And there's no need in asking - 'cause I know You feel the same way too. Hey hey sweet darling A lot of words have been unkind But that was yesterday Why don't we leave the past behind You know that I love you You know that'll always be true And there's no need in asking - 'cause I know You feel the same way I do @SONG: Endless Seasons The winter months left us the snowfall A black spring brought forth the rain The summer days were long and dusty By the fall your mind was made And I recall we were lovers They'll always be the good old days The world back then was something simple We laughed and danced in fond embrace But people change like seasons do This life we live is an open door That was the fate of me and you May you find what you're looking for I never meant to hold you down I've only found the words to say It's plain to see that you were restless I'm glad I stepped out of the way I'll never know these endless seasons I only see the way things are We can only go on living All the answers lie written in the stars We gcan only go on loving All the answers lie written in the stars I'll never know these endless seasons All the answers lie written in the stars. @SONG: Padstow (The May Morning Song) Unite and unite, oh let us all unite For summer is a'coming today And whither we are going, we all will unite In the merry month of May. Oh, where are the young men that now here should dance For summer is a'coming today Well some there are in England and some are in France In the merry month of May Oh, where are the maidens that now here should sing For summer is a'coming today They're all out in the meadows a flower gathering In the merry month of May The young men of Padstow they might if the would For summer is a'coming today They might have built a ship and gilded it with gold In the merry month of May Oh where is Saint George, oh where is he oh He's down in his longboat upon the salt sea oh Up flies the kite, down falls the lark-o And Ursula Birdwood, she had an old ewe And she died in her park-o With a merry ring and joyful spring For summer is a'coming today Oh happy are the little birds and merrily do they sing In the merry morning of May Unite and unite oh let us all unite For summer is a'coming today And whither we are going we all will unite In the merry month of May In the merry month of May @SONG: Blue Eyed Suzie Come here my dear and lend an ear I'll tell you things I'm feelin' My feelings true and all for you I'm tired of jigs and reelin' The day is long don't get me wrong This is the same old story We'll have our time, I've had my wine I'll take no fame nor glory I'll take no fame nor glory Blue eyed Suzie, Old King George I'll put all down Blue eyed Suzie Can it be she'll sleep so sound I've been out there for forty years Seems forty years and passin' And what it's worth I'm telling your For what it's worth I'm askin' You'll see your green behold you will My colours grey that fashion The rose in bloom, the daffodil A farmer's blade a thrashin' A farmer's blade a thrashin' Little black shoes on blue eyed Suzie Old King George I'll put it all down Little black shoes on blue eyed Suzie Old King George I'll put it all down Little black shoes on blue eyed Suzie Old King George I'll put it all down Little black shoes on blue eyed Suzie Can it be she'll sleep so sound If this is true thatn why don't you forget old deeds, undo them And bye-and-bye we'll breathe a sigh For now I must be movin' Come by here and lend an ear I'll tell you things I'm feelin' My feelings true and all for you I'm tired of jigs and reelin' So tired of jigs and reelin' Blue eyed Suzie, Old King George I'll put all down Blue eyed Suzie Can it be she'll sleep so sound Little black shoes on blue eyed Suzie Old King George I'll put it all down Little black shoes on blue eyed Suzie Old King George I'll put it all down Little black shoes on blue eyed Suzie Old King George I'll put it all down Little black shoes on blue eyed Suzie Can't believe she'll sleep so sound @SONG: Your Boat's Lost At Sea Love, your boat's lost at sea I stand on the shore In the warm summer eve Waiting for you, waiting for you To come home to me Love, it's sometimes a shame I walk through the field In the cold autumn rain Longing to hear, longing to hear You call out my name Fire on the water And smoke in the sky I'll leave the lamp burning In case you drop by Time slips slowly away I stand in the window Well they all think I'm crazy For waiting for you, for waiting for you For waiting... To come home to me Fire on the water And smoke in the sky I'll leave the lamp burning In case you drop by Love, I live in a dream Night after night, day after day Still can't believe, still can't believe Your boat's lost at sea Your boat's lost at sea Your boat's lost at sea I'll leave the lamp burning Your boat's lost at sea I been livin' on Livin' on, livin' on the edge My boat's lost at sea Your boat's lost at sea.