Recorder Music
March
Ozark Mountain Folk Tune
Kerry Dancers
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Chorus:
Oh, the days of the Kerry dancing
Oh, the ring of the piper’s tune
Oh, for one of those hours of gladness
Gone, alas, like our youth, too soon!
When the boys began to gather
In the glen of the summer night
And the Kerry piper’s tuning
Filled us all with a wild delight!
Oh, to think of it
Oh, to dream of it
Fills my heart with tears!
Chorus:
Oh, the days of the Kerry dancing
Oh, the ring of the piper’s tune
Oh, for one of those hours of gladness
Gone, alas, like our youth, too soon!
Was there ever a sweeter Colleen
In the dance than Eily More
Or a prouder lad than Thady
As he boldly took the floor
Lads and lasses to your places
Up the middle and down again
And the merry hearts of laughter
Ringing through the happy glen!
Oh, to think of it
Oh, to dream of it
Fills my heart with tears!
Chorus:
Oh, the days of the Kerry dancing
Oh, the ring of the piper’s tune
Oh, for one of those hours of gladness
Gone, alas, like our youth, too soon!
Laughing voices of old companions
Stealing out of the past once more
And the sound of the dear old music
Soft and sweet as in days of yore
When the boys began to gather
In the glen of the summer night
And the Kerry piper’s tuning
Filled us all with a wild delight!
Oh, to think of it
Oh, to dream of it
Fills my heart with tears!
Chorus:
Oh, the days of the Kerry dancing
Oh, the ring of the piper’s tune
Oh, for one of those hours of gladness
Gone, alas, like our youth, too soon!
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