The Nightingale-Kiera Dawn

[ti:The Nightingale] [ar:Kiera Dawn] [al:25 Classic Irish Love Songs] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.50]As I went a walking one morning in May [00:04.88] [00:06.20]I met a young couple so far did we stray [00:11.87]And one was a young maid [00:14.32]So sweet and so fair [00:16.50]And the other was a soldier [00:19.25]And a brave grenadier [00:21.69]And they kissed so sweet and comforting [00:23.94]As they clung to each other [00:26.25]They went arm in arm along the road [00:28.45]Like sister and brother [00:31.87]They went arm in arm along the road [00:34.13]'Til they came to a stream [00:36.75]And they both sat down together love [00:38.56]To hear the nightingale sing [00:42.12] [00:44.74]Out of his knapsack he took a fine fiddle [00:49.81] [00:50.43]He played her such merry tunes [00:52.93]That you ever did hear [00:56.25]He played her such merry tunes [00:58.75]That the valley did ring [01:00.99]And softly cried the fair maid [01:03.50]As the nightingale sings [01:06.00]And they kissed so sweet and comforting [01:08.18]As they clung to each other [01:10.56]They went arm in arm along the road [01:12.74]Like sister and brother [01:16.12]They went arm in arm along the road [01:18.50]'Til they came to a stream [01:21.19]And they both sat down together love [01:23.18]To hear the nightingale sing [01:26.31] [01:29.56]Oh I'm off to India for seven long years [01:34.81]Drinking wines and strong [01:36.68]Whiskies instead of strong beer [01:40.87]And if ever I return again 'twill be in the spring [01:45.37]And we'll both sit down together love [01:47.68]To hear the nightingale sing [01:50.44]And they kissed so sweet and comforting [01:52.49]As they clung to each other [01:55.00]They went arm in arm along the road [01:57.25]Like sister and brother [02:00.43]They went arm in arm along the road [02:03.00]Til they came to a stream [02:05.56]And they both sat down together love [02:07.56]To hear the nightingale sing [02:10.75] [02:13.62]"Well then" says the fair maid [02:15.83]"Will you marry me " [02:19.21]"Oh no" says the soldier [02:21.53]"however can that be " [02:25.03]For I've my own wife at home in my own country [02:29.90]And she is the finest little maid [02:32.59]That you ever did see [02:34.84]And they kissed so sweet and comforting [02:36.84]As they clung to each other [02:39.40]They went arm in arm along the road [02:41.53]Like sister and brother [02:44.78]They went arm in arm along the road [02:47.28]'Til they came to a stream [02:49.96]And they both sat down together love [02:52.03]To hear the nightingale sing