A Little Country Town In Irealnd-The Dubliners

[ti:The Newry Highway Man] [ar:The Dubliners] [al:Belfast 2000 Millenium Celebrations] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]A Little Country Town In Irealnd - The Dubliners [00:02.52]In Newry Town I was bred and born [00:06.58] [00:07.66]In Steven's Green now I'll die in scorn [00:12.81] [00:15.09]I served my time to the saddling trade [00:19.80] [00:20.61]But I turned out to be I turned out to be a roving blade [00:27.54]At seventeen I took a wife [00:32.77] [00:34.07]I loved her dearly as I love life [00:39.25] [00:40.47]And for to keep both fine and gay [00:45.60] [00:47.05]I took to robbing I took to robbing on the King's highway [00:53.34] [00:54.73]I never robbed any poor man yet [00:59.82] [01:01.21]Nor any tradesman has cause to fret [01:06.83] [01:07.63]I rob the lords and their ladies bright [01:13.70] [01:14.29]I take their jewels I take their jewels to my heart's delight [01:21.07] [01:22.16]To Covent Garden I make my way [01:27.14] [01:28.34]With my dear wife for to see the play [01:34.87]Lord Fielding's corps they did me pursue [01:40.66] [01:41.34]And I was taken I was taken by that cursed crew [01:47.09] [01:49.21]My father cried Oh my darling son [01:54.40] [01:55.50]My wife she wept and said ""I'm undone [02:01.04] [02:01.98]My mother tore her white locks and cried [02:07.60] [02:08.52]Twas in the cradle 'twas in the cradle that he should have died [02:16.14]And when I'm dead and in my grave [02:20.71] [02:22.79]A flashy funeral pray let me have [02:28.47] [02:29.17]With six bold highwaymen to carry me [02:34.87] [02:35.90]Give them good broadswords good broadswords and liberty [02:41.57] [02:43.57]Six pretty maidens to bear my pall [02:48.83] [02:50.09]Give them white ribbons and garlands all [02:55.84] [02:56.58]For when I'm dead aye they'll speak the truth [03:03.41]He was a wild and a wicked youth [03:09.85] [03:11.02]In Newry Town I was bred and born [03:16.78] [03:17.62]In Steven's Green now I'll die in scorn [03:23.66] [03:24.26]I served my time to the saddling trade [03:29.83]And all garlands [03:30.18] [03:34.30]I turned out to be a roving blade