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Red is the Rose (Nanci Griffith v)
The Chieftains
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Nanci Griffith
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Come over the hills, my handsome Irish lad
Come over the hills to your darling
You choose the road love, and I'll make the vow
And I'll be your true love forever
Red is the rose in yonder garden grows
And fair is the lily of the valley
And clear is the water that flows from the Boyne
But my love is fairer than any
Down by Killarney's green woods that we strayed
The moon and the stars, they were shining
The moon shone its rays on his locks of golden waves
And he swore he'd be my love forever
It was not for the parting, what my sister gave
It was not for the grief of my mother
It's all for the loss of my handsome Irish lad
Now my heart is broken forever
And red is the rose in yonder garden grows
And fair is the lily of the valley
Clear is the water that flows from the Boyne
My love is fairer than any
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Thank you, thank you, Chieftains
(There's more to give in)
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