Passage West-John Spillane

[00:06.42]I met my love in passage west [00:10.99]The sun was sinking down to rest [00:14.71]The river to the stars confessed [00:17.69]Twas the dark haired woman I loved best [00:23.14]We wandered down by the chapel square [00:27.71]And there was magic in the air [00:31.46]And mother nature gently pressed [00:34.62]The burning river to her breast [00:39.91]I offered her a golden ring [00:43.94]My hand my heart and everything [00:48.17]I offered her a sweet love nest [00:51.16]By the flowing banks of passage west [00:58.26]Oh love will you go will you go will you go [01:01.86]Or love will you stay will you stay will you stay [01:05.38]Oh love will you go will you go will you go [01:09.07]Or love will you stay will you stay will you stay [01:14.28] [01:20.83]We watched the ferry come and go [01:25.25]We watched the river ebb and flow [01:28.97]The tide breathe in the tide breathe out [01:32.26]We watched the passage flowers grow [01:37.61]The ghostly forms of the hungry years [01:41.78]In sad procession did appear [01:45.61]With hope and sorrow made their way [01:48.66]For their passage west to amerikay [01:55.77]Oh love will you go will you go will you go [01:59.29]Or love will you stay will you stay will you stay [02:02.97]Oh love will you go will you go will you go [02:06.71]Or love will you stay will you stay will you stay [02:11.28] [02:18.41]The famine queen stood tall and proud [02:22.75]On either bank the people bowed [02:26.45]From passage west came a fenian yell [02:29.98]Rule Brittania rule in hell [02:35.16]The grass grows green on the other side [02:39.07]And mighty ships sail out the tide [02:43.03]To far flung harbours across the sea [02:46.29]Far away from Passage my love and me [02:53.30]Oh love will you go will you go will you go [02:56.81]Or love will you stay will you stay will you stay [03:00.63]Oh love will you go will you go will you go [03:04.28]Or love will you stay will you stay will you stay [03:08.71] [03:10.55]I met my love in Passage west [03:14.64]The sun was sinking down to rest [03:18.44]The river to the stars confessed [03:21.53]Twas the dark haired woman I loved best [03:27.16]