The Nightingale-The Dubliners

[ti:The Nightingale] [ar:The Dubliners] [al:À La Carte] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.24]The Nightingale - The Dubliners [00:00.90]Written by：Luke [00:01.34] [00:03.89]As I went a walking one morning in may [00:08.48] [00:09.15]I met a young couple so far did we stray [00:13.45] [00:15.61]And one was a young maid so sweet and so fair [00:19.97] [00:20.92]And the other was a soldier and a brave grenadier [00:25.20] [00:25.99]And they kissed so sweet and comforting [00:27.97] [00:28.53]As they clung to each other [00:30.31] [00:30.92]They went arm in arm along the road [00:33.35]Like sister and brother [00:35.95] [00:37.53]They went arm in arm along the road [00:40.08]Til they came to a stream [00:41.67] [00:42.59]And they both sat down together love [00:45.03]To hear the nightingale sing [00:46.67] [00:49.04]Out of his knapsack he took a fine fiddle [00:53.23] [00:53.84]He played her such merry tunes that you ever did hear [00:57.94] [01:00.00]He played her such merry tunes that the valley did ring [01:04.13] [01:05.00]And softly cried the fair maid as the nightingale sings [01:09.11] [01:10.22]And they kissed so sweet and comforting [01:12.64]As they clung to each other [01:14.39] [01:14.97]They went arm in arm along the road [01:17.54]Like sister and brother [01:19.30] [01:21.28]They went arm in arm along the road [01:23.85]Til they came to a stream [01:25.66] [01:26.41]And they both sat down together love [01:28.90]To hear the nightingale sing [01:30.75] [01:55.19]Oh I'm off to india for seven long years [01:59.27] [01:59.96]Drinking wines and strong whiskies instead of strong beer [02:04.28] [02:06.22]And if ever I return again 'twill be in the spring [02:10.23] [02:11.23]And we'll both sit down together love to hear the nightingale sing [02:15.35] [02:16.19]And they kissed so sweet and comforting [02:18.56]As they clung to each other [02:20.47] [02:21.10]They went arm in arm along the road [02:23.63]Like sister and brother [02:25.48] [02:27.32]They went arm in arm along the road [02:29.90]Til they came to a stream [02:31.58] [02:32.43]And they both sat down together love [02:34.84]To hear the nightingale sing [02:36.80] [02:38.76]Well then says the fair maid will you marry me [02:42.92] [02:43.48]Oh no says the soldier however can that be [02:47.85] [02:49.62]For I've my own wife at home in my own country [02:53.40] [02:54.46]And she is the finest little maid that you ever did see [02:59.42]And they kissed so sweet and comforting [03:01.83]As they clung to each other [03:04.29]They went arm in arm along the road [03:06.87]Like sister and brother [03:08.69] [03:10.51]They went arm in arm along the road [03:13.04]Til they came to a stream [03:14.67] [03:15.54]And they both sat down together love [03:18.01]To hear the nightingale sing