1849-The Elders

[00:29.59]They traveled across the angry sea in eighteen fourty nine [00:33.03]With all that they could carry they traveled sick they traveled blind [00:36.72]Their home the starving island just a photo in their mind [00:40.22]They buried the dead at sea winter eighteen fourty nine [00:43.51] [00:57.59]The captain a sailing man respected in his time [01:00.89]He's made the journey twice before and almost lost his life [01:04.46]The hardest part was choosing who would sail and who would die [01:08.12]Left stranded with the hunger of eighteen fourty nine [01:11.51]They left behind the clans who's been together a thousand years [01:15.57]With music and the memories ringing in their ears [01:18.91]They brought with them tradition and the will to work and die [01:22.45]In the land known for freedom soil and sky [01:29.18] [01:46.21]The memories of the loved ones who were swallowed by the sea [01:49.71]Handed down from father to son along with a rosary [01:53.28]One black bead for every soul forever lost in time [01:56.89]Who never heard the new year's bell of eighteen fourty nine [02:00.45]They left behind the clans who's been together a thousand years [02:04.09]With music and the memories ringing in their ears [02:07.77]They brought with them tradition and the will to work and die [02:11.25]In the land known for freedom soil and sky [02:15.96]Soil and sky [02:19.51]Soil and sky [02:22.34]Soil and sky [02:26.71] [02:55.54]His name was patrick mulligan his eyes were steely blue [02:59.06]He lost his wife to famine and a younger son too [03:02.61]I know we'll be united in the lord's good time [03:06.21]And hear the tales of family in eighteen fourty nine [03:09.78]They left behind the clans who's been together a thousand years [03:13.34]With music and the memories ringing in their ears [03:16.99]They brought with them tradition and the will to work and die [03:20.52]In the land known for freedom soil and sky [03:25.05]Soil and sky [03:28.76]Soil and sky [03:31.58]Soil and sky [03:35.28]Soil and sky ohhhhh [03:42.49]Soil and sky [03:46.23]Oh oh [03:49.61]Soil and sky yeah yeah [03:57.94]Yohhhhh [04:00.65]Ohhhhhh [04:01.95]