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Aisling

by Moors & McCumber

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    12 original songs recorded in Dingle, County Kerry, Ireland by Donogh Hennessy. Released in 2017.5

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1.
Slan Abhaile 03:48
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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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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Marjorie 03:44
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
4.
John Devoy 04:25
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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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
6.
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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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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9.
Caged Bird 05:11
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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Take Me Down 03:40
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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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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