Far Away Bhoys-Wild Colonial Bhoys

[ti:Far Away Bhoys] [ar:Irish Brothers] [al:Best Irish Songs: I Am Ireland] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Far Away Bhoys - Wild Colonial Bhoys [00:20.43]Well i worked on the railroad [00:23.06] [00:23.98]For t'pence a day [00:26.75] [00:27.93]Drank down one penny [00:30.23] [00:31.29]The other i'd save [00:33.87] [00:36.67]I hammered and i hammered [00:39.87] [00:40.54]For god knows how long [00:43.15] [00:44.04]Well into madness with each setting sun [00:50.11] [00:52.82]I put my head down and i dreamt you were here [00:59.90] [01:00.57]With me by the ol tree where no one could care [01:07.07] [01:09.23]Far away boys far away boys [01:12.62] [01:13.31]Away from ya now [01:16.32] [01:17.08]I'm lying with my sweetheart [01:19.89] [01:20.62]In her arms i'll be found [01:23.51] [01:30.18]Then the sun belched upon me [01:32.59] [01:33.57]You were no longer here [01:35.71] [01:37.32]Lying in your place was my hammer and my gear [01:43.15] [01:45.85]So i stamped out the fire that kept us both warm [01:52.18] [01:53.43]The ashes were falling [01:56.04]Like the snow drops of old [02:00.25] [02:02.78]We came to a mountain [02:05.51] [02:06.10]Dynamite and she'll blow [02:09.62]A big hole in that rock [02:13.45]Like the one in my soul [02:15.85] [02:18.80]Far away boys far away boys [02:22.44] [02:23.01]Away from ya now [02:25.49] [02:26.54]I'm lying with my sweetheart [02:29.44] [02:30.24]In her arms i'll be found [02:33.03] [02:39.45]We buried four workmen [02:42.16] [02:43.10]They dug themselves well [02:45.98] [02:46.78]From four empty coffins to four early graves [02:53.42] [02:55.26]They're only paddys just paddys [02:58.58] [02:59.49]Don't dig them too deep [03:02.14] [03:03.12]You'll need all your strength boys [03:06.41]And they're replaced easily [03:09.52] [03:12.08]With the heat i was melting [03:15.45] [03:16.15]Into your sweet lips [03:18.60] [03:19.34]Ah your kiss takes me back [03:23.10]Takes me back from all this [03:26.19] [03:28.26]Far away boys far away boys [03:31.93] [03:32.49]Away from ya now [03:35.10] [03:36.09]I'm lying with my sweetheart [03:39.76]In her arms i'll be found [03:43.08] [03:48.53]Someone said it was christmas [03:51.70] [03:52.52]But not a tree was in sight [03:55.00] [03:56.36]The only thing growin was my will to die [04:03.13] [04:05.13]Till the gaffer said men your work here is done [04:12.45]I said i'll see you in hell on that train we died for [04:18.81] [04:22.11]Never again will i smell your sweet dream [04:28.24] [04:28.87]But a pissed stained ol gutter where [04:31.94] [04:32.54]You lips used to be [04:35.19] [04:37.28]Far away boys far away boys [04:40.85] [04:41.52]Away from ya now [04:44.22] [04:45.14]I'm lying with my sweetheart [04:48.87]In her arms i'll be found [04:51.47] [04:53.86]Far away boys far away boys [04:57.24] [04:57.95]Away from ya now [05:01.44]I'm lying with my sweetheart [05:04.18] [05:05.18]In her arms i'll be found [05:07.72] [05:14.41]I'm lying' with my sweetheart [05:17.98] [05:18.74]In her arms i'll be found