DANNY BOY

Oh Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling
From glen to glen and down the mountain side.
The summer’s gone and all the roses falling
‘Tis you, ‘tis you must go and I must bide.

But come ye back when summer’s in the meadow  
Or when the valley’s hushed and white with snow.
‘Tis I’ll be here in sunshine or in shadow,
Oh Danny boy, oh Danny boy I love you so!

But when ye come and all the flowers are dying,
If I am dead, as dead I well may be,
You’ll come and find the place where I am lying
And kneel and say an “Ave” there for me.

And I shall hear, tho’ soft you tread above me
And all my grave will warm and sweeter be
For you will bend and tell me that you love me
And I shall sleep in peace until you come to me.
And I shall sleep in peace until you come to me.

1913 – Frederic Weatherly – Performed by Celtic Woman – Album: Songs from the Heart
Thee Song Book track is from the Celtic Woman concert at Powerscourt recorded in July of 2009.
Celtic Woman vocalists: Chloë Agnew, Lynn Hilary, Lisa Kelly and Alex Sharpe.