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Slan Abhaile
03:48
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Slán Abhaile
©2013 Moors & McCumber
A Little Bit Marvelous/Somewhere To Go Music, ASCAP
The fire smells of turf, and reminds me of home
A place I’ve not lived, but I’ve grown to love
From McGann’s up in Doolin to Dingle Bay
We conjured up music and we were carried away
By the sound of the Irish fiddle, sound of the Uilleann pipes,
sound of the Irish whistle fills the air tonight
[Chorus]
In my green island home, we were carried away
To a time when our fathers were living this way
With a pint in the evening to settle the score
We rise up singing ‘till we’re human once more
We sang a song with Michael, we sang a song for Mick
We sang a song for our old friend Tom, who could sing the hell out of this
We sang a song for Evie, We sang a song for Lil’
We sang a song we could all sing along, and we laughed and we had our fill
[Chorus]
In my green island home, we were carried away
To a time when our fathers were living this way
With a pint in the evening to settle the score
We rise up singing ‘till we’re human once more
Sláinte mhaith mo chairde my friends
Slán abhaile while you’re traveling
Sláinte mhaith mo chairde one more round
Slán abhaile now we’re homeward bound
[Chorus]
In my green island home, we were carried away
To a time when our fathers were living this way
With a pint in the evening to settle the score
We rise up singing ‘till we’re human once more
With a pint in the evening to settle the score
We rise up singing ‘till we’re human once more
Sláinte mhaith mo chairde, Slán abhaile
Sláinte mhaith mo chairde, Slán abhaile
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2. |
Sacred Ground
03:29
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Sacred Ground
© 2017 Moors & McCumber
A Little Bit Marvelous/Somewhere To Go Music
Di-dee-didley, di-dee-dee, di-dee-didley, di-dee-dough
Di-dee-didley, di-dee-dee, di-dee-didley, di-dee-dough
Me wiggle, me waggle, me shake all my bones
With more to unravel I travel these shores
And into my ears the waves they do pound
Rolling the stone into sand on the Sacred Ground
[Chorus]
Sacred Ground, Sacred
Di-dee-didley, di-dee-dee, di-dee-didley, di-dee-dough
Di-dee-didley, di-dee-dee, di-dee-didley, di-dee-dough
So many were buried before I was born
My spirit is marked it could never be torn
To the flag that waves green I’ll be ever bound
‘Til I lie with my brothers and sisters in the Sacred Ground
[Chorus]
Sacred Ground, Sacred Ground, Sacred
Di-dee-didley, di-dee-dee, di-dee-didley, di-dee-dough
Di-dee-didley, di-dee-dee, di-dee-didley, di-dee-dough
The past is full of sorrow and woe
So many have struggled to reap what we sow
The soul of the Island cannot be held down
The song sings forever from the Sacred Ground
[Chorus]
Sacred Ground, Sacred Ground, Sacred Ground, Sacred
Di-dee-didley, di-dee-dee, di-dee-didley, di-dee-dough
Di-dee-didley, di-dee-dee, di-dee-didley, di-dee-dough
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3. |
Marjorie
03:44
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Marjorie
©2012 James Moors
A Little Bit Marvelous.ASCAP
On the day you were born, your parents realized
That their love for each other shone back through your eyes
That they were the fortunate ones
They whispered your name as they carried you home
Marjorie, Marjorie
As a bold young woman, you moved out west
To be with your William and make your own nest
You raised a fine daughter who gave you grandsons
And you realized that you were the fortunate one
[Chorus]
Marjorie, may the road rise to greet you,
may the wind be always at your back
Marjorie, may the sun shine warm upon your face,
may the rains fall soft upon your fields
Marjorie, until we meet again,
May god hold you in the hollow of his hand
Though the body is broken, the spirit is strong
And in each life you’ve touched, your love will shine on
Realizing now we are the fortunate ones
We sing out your name as your soul journeys on
[Chorus]
Marjorie, may the road rise to greet you,
may the wind be always at your back
Marjorie, may the sun shine warm upon your face,
may the rains fall soft upon your fields
Marjorie, until we meet again,
May god hold you in the hollow of his hand
Until we meet again,
May god hold you in the hollow of his hand
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4. |
John Devoy
04:25
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John Devoy
© 2017 Moors & McCumber
A Little Bit Marvelous/Somewhere To Go Music, ASCAP
I was born in County Kildare, just southwest of Dublin
The third child and second son of Elizabeth and William
The year was 1842, just before the hunger
My dad broke stones and worked the rails to keep us from going under
[Chorus]
Gone, gone, gone are the days of old
Go on, go on, into the fold
I grew up on tales of the failed and bloody Irish rebellions
So when I was old enough I joined up with the Fenians
And when the British Army arrested me and charged me with treason
I went away to Americay to escape my death in prison
[Chorus]
Gone, gone, gone are the days of old
Go on, go on, into the fold
I refused to sing “God save the Queen” when I was just a boy
By birth an Irish rebel, by name, John Devoy
From the slums of New York City, I started the Clan na Gael
All those years that we fought and bled, this time we couldn’t fail
So from Boston town to Frisco Bay, I crisscrossed this country
Raising funds, to buy more guns, to fight the foreign enemy
From these shores I will fight to my grave
John Devoy is my name and Ireland we’ll save
One day we’ll rise together, Erin go Bragh, Ireland forever
[Chorus]
Gone, gone, gone are the days of old
Go on, go on, into the fold
I refused to sing “God save the Queen” when I was just a boy
By birth an Irish rebel, by name, John Devoy
[Outro]
Gone are the days we rest, go on into the west, go on, go on
Gone are the days we rest, go on into the west, go on, go on
I was born in County Kildare, just southwest of Dublin
The third child and second son of Elizabeth and William
The year was 1842, just before the hunger
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5. |
Quick as I Can
03:42
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Quick As I Can
©2012 Moors & McCumber
A Little Bit Marvelous/Somewhere To Go Music
[Chorus]
Quick as I can, as quick as I can
I’m gonna come back home as quick as I can
As quick as I can, as quick as I can
I’m gonna come back home as quick as I can
Joined up in ’61, left behind a wife and son
To keep in step with the fife and drum
I fell in with the Iron Brigade, to fight them boys who wear the grey
We’ll be back in ninety days
[Chorus]
Quick as I can, as quick as I can
I’m gonna come back home as quick as I can
As quick as I can, as quick as I can
I’m gonna come back home as quick as I can
First stop was Rock County, Wisconsin Cavalry
Then train on down to misery
Mississippi to Cairo, then up to Paducah on the Ohio
Rendezvous with Grant at ole Shiloh
[Chorus]
Quick as I can, as quick as I can
I’m gonna come back home as quick as I can
As quick as I can, as quick as I can
I’m gonna come back home as quick as I can
April 1862, you know the devil’s day would come too soon
Colonel Moore gathered up his troops
We sang, “Brave boys are they”
As we buried our brothers in the blood soaked clay
Never again to see the light of day
[Chorus]
Quick as I can, as quick as I can
I’m gonna come back home as quick as I can
As quick as I can, as quick as I can
I’m gonna come back home as quick as I can
[Bridge]
My Wausau farm I may never see, if they bury me in Tennessee
Just bring these letters home for me, and give my love to my sweet family
[Chorus]
Quick as I can, as quick as I can
I’m gonna come back home as quick as I can
As quick as I can, as quick as I can
I’m gonna come back home as quick as I can
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6. |
Leaving for Cobh
03:14
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Leaving For Cobh
© 2012 Moors & McCumber
A Little Bit Marvelous/Somewhere to Go Music, ASCAP
Still there’s food in the field, I have little doubt
They’ve found a solution for thinning us out
But the workhouse is full, so we’re packing it up
We’re leaving for Cobh in the morning
[Chorus]
We drink to remember, we drink to forget
We drink to put rest to the ghosts in our heads
Who remind us of home, as we sail to new lands
We’re leaving for Cobh in the morning
Ma fell to the hunger the night before last
She gave all she had to care for the rest
But the landlord has said there’ll be no room without rent
So we’re leaving for Cobh in the morning
[Chorus]
We drink to remember, we drink to forget
We drink to put rest to the ghosts in our heads
Who remind us of home, as we sail to new lands
We’re leaving for Cobh in the morning
In the night you can hear, the carts passing by
Delivering loved ones to homes in the sky
As I cry in my pillow, I ask the lord why
We’re leaving for Cobh in the morning
[Chorus]
We drink to remember, we drink to forget
We drink to put rest to the ghosts in our heads
Who remind us of home, as we sail to new lands
We’re leaving for Cobh in the morning
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7. |
Dancing to the Sounds
03:38
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Dancing to the Sounds
© 2017 Moors & McCumber
A Little Bit Marvelous/Somewhere To Go Music, ASCAP
She sold the goats to get back home
To see the land that she’d come from
It was the finest earth to be seen
Covered in rocks and hills of green
[Chorus]
From County Cork, to Inis Mór
She travelled west along the shore
From Bantry Bay, to the Cliffs of Moher
Dancing to the sounds of the Kilfenora band
Looking for some sign, of her history
She dressed in purple head to toe,
She liked to let her colors show
She longs to dance, she wants to sing
She sees herself in everything
[Chorus]
From County Cork, to Inis Mór
She travelled west along the shore
From Bantry Bay, to the Cliffs of Moher
Dancing to the sounds of the Kilfenora band
Looking for some sign, of her history
[Bridge 1]
You see it in her smile, and the ginger in her hair
[Bridge 2]
Not unlike the books she read, the rebel lives, the king is dead
Without one left to cower to, another pint and a song will do
[Chorus]
From County Cork, to Inis Mór
She travelled west along the shore
From Bantry Bay, to the Cliffs of Moher
Dancing to the sound
From County Cork, to Inis Mór
She travelled west along the shore
From Bantry Bay, to the Cliffs of Moher
[Outro]
Dancing to the sounds, dancing to the sounds, she was dancing to the sounds, dancing to the sounds, she was dancing to the sounds, she was dancing to the sounds, she was dancing to the sounds, of her history
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8. |
Mr. Kerr's Air
01:16
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9. |
Caged Bird
05:11
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Caged Bird
© 2012 Moors & McCumber
A Little Bit Marvelous/Somewhere To Go Music, ASCAP
I think I know why the caged bird sings
With no money in your pocket and no diamond rings
Some things haven’t worked out the way we’ve planned
Hmmm, hmmm, hmmm
We came together in the wilderness
In your hand me down cotton dress
Our eyes alight under the August moon
Hmmm, hmmm, hmmm
[Chorus]
Hand in hand, eye to eye, where love is deep, the river is wide
And I will sing, you to sleep, hmmm, hmmm, hmmm
And when you’ve been where no one else has been
And when you’ve seen what no one else has seen
There are no words fit to explain, hmmm, hmmm, hmmm
[Chorus]
Hand in hand, eye to eye, where love is deep, the river is wide
And I will sing, you to sleep, hmmm, hmmm, hmmm
I think I know why the caged bird sings, this life is full of so many things
Some hurt so bad, and some feel so good, hmmm, hmmm, hmmm
[Chorus]
Hand in hand, eye to eye, where love is deep, the river is wide
And I will sing, you to sleep, hmmm, hmmm, hmmm
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10. |
Take Me Down
03:40
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Take Me Down
© 2017 Moors/McCumber & Fortunato
A Little Bit Marvelous/Somewhere To Go Music, ASCAP
They stitched me up in ’61 to represent the rebel son
St. Patrick’s cross on blood stained banner
They have saluted me, in every state of the Confederacy
But I’m worn out and tired
[Chorus]
Take me down, I’ve done my time
Take me down, fold me up and say goodnight
Take me down, I’ve done my time
Take me down, fold me up and say goodnight
I flew over Richmond, and over Montgomery
But I’m not the star spangled banner
It has alluded me, why from sea to shining sea
There are those who want to raise me higher
[Chorus]
Take me down, I’ve done my time
Take me down, fold me up and say goodnight
Take me down, I’ve done my time
Take me down, fold me up and say goodnight
[Bridge]
Some cringe at the sight of me, isn’t it plain to see
I’m hurtful to some, the time has come, to take me down
[Chorus]
Take me down, I’ve done my time
Take me down, fold me up and say goodnight
Take me down, I’ve done my time
Take me down, fold me up and say goodnight
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11. |
Dunes of Barley Cove
02:31
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The Hardest Part is Leaving
© 2009 Moors & McCumber
A Little Bit Marvelous/Somewhere To Go Music, ASCAP
I looked around
I saw myself in the faces of all
making a way through this
A baby’s born a parents made
a father cries a longing tear
When away, when away, when away
[Chorus]
The hardest part is leaving
the ones you love behind
Meeting the world alone
Feeling so far from home
Is the hardest part
It’s the hardest part
A mother laughs a mother cries
into the phone beside the bed
We made, we made, we made
[Chorus]
The hardest part is leaving
the ones you love behind
Meeting the world alone
Feeling so far from home
Is the hardest part
The hardest part
Together, we are one
a family of our own
And we’re making, we are making, making a way
[Outro]
The hardest part is leaving
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Moors & McCumber Boulder, Colorado
James Moors and Kort McCumber are Americana musicians who craft beautiful story songs that walk the line between rootsy folk and melodic pop. The two songwriters met at the Rocky Mountain Folks Festival in Lyons, CO in 2005. Sitting around swapping songs, they each heard something in the music of the other that just fit. The two have been performing and writing together ever since. ... more
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