There Were Roses-Wild Mountain Thyme

[ti:There Were Roses] [ar:Wild Mountain Thyme] [al:Of Moose And Men] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]There Were Roses (玫瑰) - Wild Mountain Thyme [00:17.49]So my song for you this evening [00:20.08] [00:20.89]It's not to make you sad [00:22.93] [00:24.66]Nor for adding to the sorrows [00:27.42] [00:28.21]Of our troubled northern land [00:30.77] [00:32.41]But lately I've been thinking [00:35.18]And it just won't leave my mind [00:38.13] [00:39.86]I'll tell you of two friends of mine [00:43.40]Who were both good friends of mine [00:45.70] [00:48.71]Isaac scott from banagh he lived just across the fields [00:54.79] [00:56.60]A great man for the music the dancing and the reels [01:02.40] [01:04.00]Mcdonald came from south armagh to court young alice fair [01:09.65] [01:11.03]And we often met on the ryan road and laughter filled the air [01:17.17] [01:19.92]There were roses roses [01:26.73] [01:28.12]There were roses [01:30.81] [01:34.31]And the tears of a people ran together [01:38.69] [01:49.38]Now isaac he was protestant and sean was catholic born [01:54.98] [01:56.66]But it never made a difference for the friendship it was strong [02:02.29] [02:04.01]And sometimes in the evening [02:06.67]When we heard the sound of drums [02:09.77] [02:11.35]We said it won't divide us we always will be one [02:17.25] [02:20.42]For the ground our fathers plowed in the soil it is the same [02:26.78] [02:27.79]And the places where we say [02:30.67]Our prayers have just got different names [02:33.56] [02:35.33]We talked about the friends [02:37.93]Who'd died and hoped there'd be no more [02:40.96] [02:42.70]It was little then we realized the tragedy in store [02:48.39] [02:51.38]There were roses roses [02:57.97] [02:59.37]There were roses [03:01.90] [03:05.50]And the tears of a people ran together [03:09.99] [03:20.41]It was on a sunday morning [03:22.71] [03:23.88]When the awful news came round [03:26.27] [03:27.97]Another killing had been done just outside newry town [03:33.26] [03:35.04]We knew that isaac danced up [03:37.06]There we knew he liked the band [03:40.64] [03:42.15]But when we heard that he was dead [03:44.79] [03:45.74]We just could not understand [03:47.96] [03:51.08]We gathered round the graveside on a cold and rainy day [03:57.04] [03:58.77]The minister he closed his eyes [04:01.33] [04:02.13]And for no revenge he prayed [04:04.22] [04:05.94]And all of us who knew him from along the ryan road [04:11.41] [04:13.36]We bowed our heads and said a prayer [04:15.95] [04:16.55]For the resting of his soul [04:19.08] [04:21.82]There were roses roses [04:28.58] [04:29.74]There were roses [04:32.35] [04:36.09]And the tears of a people ran together [04:40.23] [04:51.09]Now fear it filled the countryside [04:53.49] [04:54.31]There was fear in every home [04:56.97] [04:58.57]When late at night a car came prowling round the ryan road [05:03.93] [05:05.80]A catholic would be killed tonight to even up the score [05:11.19] [05:12.71]Oh christ it's young mcdonald [05:15.00] [05:15.91]They've taken from the door [05:18.13] [05:21.41]Isaac was my friend he cried [05:25.06]He begged them with his tears [05:27.22] [05:29.03]But centuries of hatred have ears that do not hear [05:34.71] [05:36.18]An eye for an eye it was all that filled their minds [05:42.00] [05:43.57]And another eye for another eye till everyone is blind [05:49.58] [05:52.29]There were roses roses [05:58.92] [06:00.25]There were roses [06:02.69] [06:06.59]And the tears of a people ran together [06:11.08] [06:21.29]So my song for you this evening [06:24.26] [06:24.77]It's not to make you sad [06:27.15] [06:28.55]Nor for adding to the sorrows of our troubled northern land [06:34.46] [06:36.01]But lately I've been thinking [06:38.90]And it just won't leave my mind [06:41.82] [06:43.71]I'll tell you of two friends of mine [06:46.47] [06:47.01]Who were both good friends of mine [06:49.89] [06:52.43]Now I don't know where the moral is or [06:56.54]Where this song should end [06:58.82] [07:00.28]But I wonder just how many wars [07:02.82] [07:03.96]Are fought between good friends [07:05.94] [07:07.57]And those who give the orders are not the ones to die [07:13.21] [07:14.73]It's scott and mcdonald and the likes of you and I [07:20.78] [07:23.62]There were roses roses [07:30.14] [07:31.43]There were roses [07:34.03] [07:37.63]And the tears of a people ran together [07:41.86] [07:44.66]There were roses roses [07:51.24] [07:52.65]There were roses