1849-The Elders

[ti:1849] [ar:The Elders] [al:The Elders] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]1849 - The Elders [00:29.81]They traveled across the angry sea in eighteen forty nine [00:32.64] [00:33.23]With all that they could carry they traveled sick they traveled blind [00:36.11] [00:37.01]Their home the starving island just a photo in their mind [00:39.60] [00:40.45]They buried the dead at sea winter eighteen forty nine [00:43.31] [00:57.95]The captain a sailing man respected in his time [01:00.48] [01:01.27]He's made the journey twice before and almost lost his life [01:04.14] [01:04.94]The hardest part was choosing who would sail and who would die [01:07.97] [01:08.56]Left stranded with the hunger of eighteen forty nine [01:11.39] [01:11.95]They left behind the clans who's been together a thousand years [01:15.03] [01:15.67]With music and the memories ringing in their ears [01:18.47] [01:19.37]They brought with them tradition and the will to work and die [01:22.88]In the land known for freedom soil and sky [01:25.83] [01:46.48]The memories of the loved ones who were swallowed by the sea [01:49.38] [01:49.99]Handed down from father to son along with a rosary [01:52.66] [01:53.55]One black bead for every soul forever lost in time [01:56.56] [01:57.19]Who never heard the new year's bell of eighteen forty nine [02:00.14] [02:00.78]They left behind the clans who's been together a thousand years [02:03.71] [02:04.37]With music and the memories ringing in their ears [02:07.24] [02:07.99]They brought with them tradition and the will to work and die [02:11.48]In the land known for freedom soil and sky [02:14.48] [02:16.23]Soil and sky [02:17.37] [02:19.82]Soil and sky [02:20.89] [02:22.48]Soil and sky [02:23.66] [02:55.91]His name was Patrick mulligan his eyes were steely blue [02:58.61] [02:59.50]He lost his wife to famine and a younger son too [03:02.32] [03:02.98]I know we'll be united in the lord's good time [03:05.94] [03:06.68]And hear the tales of family in eighteen forty nine [03:09.53] [03:10.14]They left behind the clans who's been together a thousand years [03:13.17] [03:13.78]With music and the memories ringing in their ears [03:16.86] [03:17.41]They brought with them tradition and the will to work and die [03:20.43] [03:21.08]In the land known for freedom soil and sky [03:23.86] [03:25.66]Soil and sky [03:26.65] [03:29.23]Soil and sky [03:30.27] [03:32.01]Soil and sky [03:32.94] [03:35.61]Soil and sky ohhhhh [03:39.99] [03:42.91]Soil and sky [03:43.87] [03:46.46]Oh oh [03:47.48] [03:50.12]Soil and sky yeah yeah [03:54.77] [03:58.29]Yohhhhh [03:59.36] [04:00.94]Ohhhhhh