Story Behind The Song

WhileTrout fishing in Badore North of Belfast dad wrestled with a rainbow trout for hours, brought to his sister Josie and was greatly disappointed the week later that she didn't like it.

Song Description

For my dad Tom Egan. A 'great' grandfather and father

Lyrics

For Tom Egan (Daddy You?re not Here No More)

There?s times I know I?ve seen you
Snuggling grandchild in your arms

Daddy you?re not here no more
To tuck me in tonight
Daddy you?re not here no more
To see me through this plight

And now you?re gone, gone, gone away from here

Daddy you?re not here no more
To see me through this night
Daddy you?re far from my door
In some other world?s light

And now you?re gone, gone, gone so far away from here
And now you?re gone, gone, gone away from here
Daddy?

The man who?d so much time for me
To show me through this world
The man had so much time for me
To show me all this world

And now he?s gone, gone, far away from Here
And yes now he?s gone, gone, so far away from me

Sometimes I think I?ve seen you
In Badore on golden land
Wrestling with that rainbow trout

Sometimes I think I?ve seen you
In Badore on golden land
Stone cold blue and frozen hands

Yes sometimes I think I?ve seen you
Above fair Slemish Mount
Wrestling with that golden trout

Ciaran MacAoghaoin, copyright August 2, 2006

Alternate final verse

There?s times I know I?ve seen you
Snuggling grandchild in your arms

There?s times I know I?ve seen you
Beloved grandchild in your arms
Cuddling close with all your fatherly charms
There?s times I know I?ve seen you
Snuggled infant in your arms
Cuddling close with all your fatherly charms


There?s times I know I?ve seen you
Snuggling
There?s times I know seen you
Above fair Slemish grand
Wrestling with that golden trout