The Nightingale-The Dubliners

[ti:The Nightingale] [ar:The Dubliners] [al:The Dubliners (Bonus Track Edition)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Nightingale - The Dubliners [00:04.13]As I went a walking one morning in May [00:09.46]I met a young couple so far did we stray [00:15.01] [00:15.88]And one was a young maid so sweet and so fair [00:21.27]And the other was a soldier and a brave Grenadier [00:26.35]And they kissed so sweet and comforting [00:28.94]As they clung to each other [00:31.36]They went arm in arm along the road [00:34.22]Like sister and brother [00:37.79]They went arm in arm along the road [00:40.78]Til they came to a stream [00:43.08]And they both sat down together love [00:45.53]To hear the nightingale sing [00:48.51] [00:49.57]Out of his knapsack he took a fine fiddle [00:54.58]He played her such merry tunes that you ever did hear [01:00.68]He played her such merry tunes that the valley did ring [01:05.89]And softly cried the fair maid as the nightingale sings [01:10.86]And they kissed so sweet and comforting [01:13.42]As they clung to each other [01:15.91]They went arm in arm along the road [01:18.46]Like sister and brother [01:22.17]They went arm in arm along the road [01:24.87]Til they came to a stream [01:27.48]And they both sat down together love [01:29.75]To hear the nightingale sing [01:32.31] [01:56.40]Oh I'm off to India for seven long years [02:01.33]Drinking wines and strong whiskies instead of strong beer [02:07.02] [02:07.53]And if ever I return again twill be in the spring [02:12.69]And we'll both sit down together love [02:14.98]To hear the nightingale sing [02:17.63]And they kissed so sweet and comforting [02:20.00]As they clung to each other [02:22.56]They went arm in arm along the road [02:25.12]Like sister and brother [02:28.13] [02:28.77]They went arm in arm along the road [02:31.48]Til they came to a stream [02:34.07]And they both sat down together love [02:36.28]To hear the nightingale sing [02:38.78] [02:40.35]Well then says the fair maid will you marry me [02:45.18]Oh no says the soldier however can that be [02:50.63] [02:51.27]For I've my own wife at home in my own country [02:56.36]And she is the finest little maid that you ever did see [03:01.24]And they kissed so sweet and comforting [03:03.68]As they clung to each other [03:06.19]They went arm in arm along the road [03:08.69]Like sister and brother [03:12.37]They went arm in arm along the road [03:15.00]Til they came to a stream [03:17.65]And they both sat down together love [03:19.83]To hear the nightingale sing