The Parting Glass
On Autumn Harvest AH 002
Old Songs & Bothy Ballads - Here's a Health to the Company
Sheila Stewart sings:
A song of parting, of farewell and of friendship and a fitting song to bring the CD collection to a close. The song, which Sheila remembers from Belle’s repertoire, has become one of her often requested songs in the last few years. A similar version is in Robin Morton’s Folksongs Sung in Ulster.
1: Oh kind friends and companions come join me in rhyme,
And lift up your voices in chorus wi mine;
Let's drink and be merry all grief to refrain,
For we may or might never all meet here again.
2: Oh now here's to the wee lass that I love so well,
For style and for beauty there's none can excel;
She smiles on me proudly as she sits on my knee,
And there's none in this wide world as happy as me.
Chorus:
Here's a health to the company, likewise to my lass,
Let's drink and be merry all out of one glass;
Let's drink and be merry all grief to refrain,
For we may or might never all meet here again.
3: Oh my ship lies in harbour, she's ready tae sail,
God grant her safe voyage without any gale;
And if we should meet again be it land or on sea,
I will always remember your kindness tae me.
4: Here's a health to the friendships that we hold so dear,
Here's a health to the sweethearts we once held so near;
A health to the true love that fortune bestows,
May the future make friends of all our foes.
Chorus:
Here's a health to the company and one to my love,
We'll drink and be merry all out of one glass;
Drink and be merry all grief to refrain,
For we may or might never all meet here again. |
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