School: Derryvoney
- Location:
- Derryvony, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Mary Ní Néill
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0970, Page 117
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- (continued from previous page)the land of the free.
He promise again to return back to his own native home to settle there.
To settle there for every and join my wedlock bonds.
Its well I remember the morning when my true love went away.
The birds were singing sweetly all nature seem pleasant and gay.
He parted from home in the morning tears came freely down.
As he bade farewell to his sweet heart as he made his way for the town.
Away on the plains of Texas away under a scorching sun he is toiling the whole long but alast he finds it no fun.
His thoughts turn back to a cottage in a country far away over the sea.
And he is praying once more to be once again by the old Annlee.
This song was composed in the year 1934 by Frank Timmon, Quivey
- Collector
- Seamus Timmon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Clowninny, Co. Cavan
