Song Description
Young love separated by distance
| Song Length |
4:47 |
Genre |
Folk - Traditional |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Moving |
Subject |
General |
| Language |
English |
Era |
1800 - 1899 |
Lyrics
Come over the hill my bonny Irish lass
Come over the hill to your darling
You choose the rose dear and I'll make the vow
And I'll be your true love forever
Chorus
Red is the rose that in yonder garden grows
And fair is the lily of the valley
Clear is the water that flows from the Boyne (a river)
But my love is fairer than any
Twas down by Killarny's green woods that we strayed
And the moon and the stars they were shining
The moon shone its rays on her locks of golden hair
And she swore she'd be my love forever
Chorus
'Tis not for the parting of my sister that I pine
It's not for the grief of my mother
It's all for the loss of my bonny Irish lass
That my heart is breatking forever
Chorus