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Slieve Gallon Brae
The McPeake Family Trio
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As I went a-walking one morning in May
Through yon fair valleys and mountains so gay
I was thinking on these flowers all a-going to decay
That grows around you, bonny, bonny Slieve Gallan Brae
'Tis not for the want of employment at home
That causes the sons of dear Ireland to roam
It's the taxes getting higher and I can no longer stay
So farewell unto you, bonny, bonny Slieve Gallan Brae
Up towards these mountains with my dog and my gun
I have rambled these mountains for joy and for fun
But these days are now all over, for I am far away
So farewell unto you, bonny, bonny Slieve Gallan Brae