Lyrics

A Bird Without Wings

Chorus:
Like a bird without wings
That longs to be flying,
Like a motherless child
Left lonely and crying.
Like a song without words,
Like a world without music,
I wouldn’t know what to do
I’d be lost without you
Watchin’ over me.
George sings harmonies here
Verse 1:
I get so lonely, when you’re away

I count every moment, I wait every day,

Until you’re home again
And hug me so tight
That’s when I know
Everything is alright.

Chorus:
Like a bird without wings
That longs to be flying,
Like a motherless child
Left lonely and crying.
Like a song without words
Like a world without music,
I wouldn’t know what to do
I’d be lost without you
Watchin’ over me.
George sings harmonies here

Verse 2:
You’re my guardian angel
My light and my guide
Your hand on my shoulder
And you by my side.
You make everything beautiful,

You make me complete.
Everything in my world
I lay at your feet..

Bridge:
Like a church with no steeple,

Where a bell never rings.
In a town without people,
Where no voice in the choir ever sings.

If a boat on the ocean
Would be lost with no sail,
Then without your devotion
Surely all that I dreamed of would fail.

Chorus: with George doing harmonies

Like a song without words
Like a world without music,
I wouldn’t know what to do
I’d be lost without you
Watchin’ over me

I wouldn’t know what to do
I’d be lost without you
Watchin’ over me

Phil Coulter/Mike Chapman – Celtic Thunder Ltd

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Brothers In Arms

These mist covered mountains
Are a home now for me
But my home is the lowlands
And always will be
Some day you'll return to

Your valleys and your farms
And you'll no longer burn
To be brothers in arms

Through these fields of destruction
Baptisms of fire
I've witnessed your sufferin’

As the battles raged higher
And though they did hurt me so bad

In the fear and alarm
You did not desert me
My brothers in arms

There's so many different worlds
So many different suns
And we have just one world
But we live in different ones

Now the sun's gone to hell
And, the moon's riding high
Let me bid you farewell
Every man has to die
But it's written in the star light

And every line on your palm
We're fools to make war
On our brothers in arms

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Caledonia

I don’t know if you can see, the changes that have come over me

In these last few days, I’ve been afraid, that I might drift away
I’ve been tellin’ old stories, singing songs
That made me think, about where I’ve come from
And that’s the reason why I seem so far away today.

CHORUS

Let me tell you that I love you
And I think about you all the time
Caledonia you’re calling me, now I’m goin’ home
But if I should become a stranger
Know that it would make me more than sad
Caledonia’s been everything I’ve ever had.

I have moved, and I’ve kept on movin’
Proved the points that I needed provin’
I Lost the friends that I needed losin’
Found others on the way
I’ve kissed the girls and left them crying
Stolen dreams, yes there’s no denying
I ‘ve traveled hard sometimes with conscience flyin’
Somewhere in the wind

CHORUS

Let me tell you that I love you
And I think about you all the time
Caledonia you’re calling me, now I’m goin’ home
But if I should become a stranger
Know that it would make me more than sad
Caledonia’s been everything I’ve ever had.

CHORUS

Let me tell you that I love you
And I think about you all the time
Caledonia you’re calling me, now I’m goin’ home
But if I should become a stranger
Know that it would make me more than sad
Caledonia’s been everything I’ve ever had.

Arr Coulter / Celtic Thunder Ltd

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Come By The Hills

The first verse is done in Irish.
Buachaill ón Eirne mé's bhréagfainn féin cailín deas óg
Né iarfainn bó spré léithe tá mé saibhir go leor 'S liom
Corcaigh a mhéid e , dhá thaobh a ghleanna's Tír Eoghain
'S mur n-athraí mé béasaí 's mé n' t-oibhr ar Chontae
Mhaigh Eo
Here is translation
I am a boy from Ireland and I'd coax a nice young girl, I
wouldn't ask for a dowry with her, I'm rich enough
myself, I own Cork, big as it is both sides of the glen and
Tyrone, And if I don't change my ways I'll be the heir for County Mayo.

Come by the hills to the land where fancy is free.
And stand where the peaks meet the sky and the loughs meet the sea,
Where the rivers run clear and the bracken is gold in the sun;
And the cares of tomorrow can wait till this day is done.

Come by the hills to the land where life is a song.
And stand where the birds fill the air with their joy all day long,
Where the trees sway in time and even the wind sings in tune;
And, the cares of tomorrow can wait till this day is done.

Come by the hills to the land where legend remains.
The stories of old, fill the heart and may yet come again,
Where the past has been lost and the future is still to be won;
And, the cares of tomorrow can wait till this day is done.

And, the cares of tomorrow can wait till this day is done.

Celtic Thunder Ltd

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Desperado

Desperado, why don't you come to your senses?
You been out ridin' fences for so long now
Oh, you're a hard one
And I know that you’ve got your reasons
These things that are pleasin' you
Hurt you somehow

Don't you draw the queen of diamonds, boy
She'll beat you if she's able
You know the queen of hearts is always your best bet

Now it seems to me, that some fine things
Have been laid upon your table
But you only want the ones that you can't get

Desperado, oh, you ain't gettin' no younger
Your pain and your hunger, they're drivin' you home

And freedom, oh freedom, that's just some people talkin'
Your prison is walking through this world all alone

Don't your feet get cold in the winter time?
The sky won't snow and the sun won't shine
It's hard to tell the night time from the day
Well you're losin' all your highs and lows
Ain't it funny how the feeling goes away?

Desperado, why don't you come to your senses?
Come down from your fences, open the gate
It may be rainin', but there's a rainbow above you
You better let somebody love you,
You better let somebody love you, before it's too late
It’s too late

Henley / Frey (Cass County Music / Red Cloud Music BMI)

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Heartbreaker

They say that I’m a bad boy
That I just can’t help myself
That even though I know I should
I’m just too bad to be good

They call me a romancer,
A chancer, a Gigilo
Who always have an alibi
Who kiss the girls and make them cry

I never meant to hurt you
I never meant to break your heart in two
I’m sorry if I hurt you
I’m sorry but it’s what I seem to do
They call me a heartbreaker
Nothing but a heartbreaker

They say I’m the dark destroyer
That I just can’t enough
Of Girls hanging on a string
That I’m only after one thing

That I’m filled with desire
A liar, a Romeo
Like a bee in a honeycomb
Welcome to the pleasure dome

I never meant to hurt you
I never meant to break your heart in two
I’m sorry if I hurt you
I’m sorry but it’s what I seem to do
They call me a heartbreaker
Nothing but a heartbreaker

I just can’t live without it
The thrill of a womans touch
It’s written in the stars above
I’m just addicted to love
But they all want to tame me,
To chain me and tie me down
Don’t they know I was born to be
Footloose and fancyfree

I never meant to hurt you
I never meant to break your heart in two
I’m sorry if I hurt you
I’m sorry but it’s what I seem to do
They call me a heartbreaker
Nothing but a heartbreaker

Phil Coulter / Celtic Thunder Ltd

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Heartland

Disembodied monologue to music before song starts

HEAR OUR HYMN FROM THE HEARTLAND.
HEAR OUR PRAYER.
STEER US THROUGH STORMY WATERS
LEAD US THERE.............

Cloaked Choir sing “mouth music” no lyrics

WHEN THE STORM IS RAGING,
AND THUNDER ROLLS,
DELIVER US FROM THE OCEAN

SAVE OUR SOULS.

Chorus
A THIARNA DEAN TROCAIRE (This is Irish for Lord have Mercy)
A CHRIOST DEAN TROCAIRE (This is Irish for Christ have Mercy)
A THIARNA DEAN TROCAIRE
A CHRIOST DEAN TROCAIRE.

WHEN THE WINDS ARE HOWLING VIGIL KEEP
SHELTER US AND SAVE US FROM THE DEEP

Chorus
A THIARNA DEAN TROCAIRE
A CHRIOST DEAN TROCAIRE
A THIARNA DEAN TROCAIRE
A CHRIOST DEAN TROCAIRE

THANK YOU LORD YOU HAVE BROUGHT US SAFE TO SHORE
BE OUR STRENGTH AND PROTECTION EVERMORE.

Chorus
A THIARNA DEAN TROCAIRE
A CHRIOST DEAN TROCAIRE
A THIARNE DEAN TROCAIRE
A CHRIOST DEAN TROCAIRE

Bridge
DEAN TROCAIRE
DEAN TROCAIRE
A THIARNA

Chorus
A THIARNA DEAN TROCAIRE
A CHRIOST DEAN TROCAIRE
A THIARNA DEAN TROCAIRE
A CHRIOST DEAN TROCAIRE.

Chorus
A THIARNA DEAN TROCAIRE
A CHRIOST DEAN TROCAIRE
A THIARNA DEAN TROCAIRE
A CHRIOST DEAN TROCAIRE.

Written by Phil Coulter / Celtic Thunder Limited

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I Wanna Know What Love Is

Gonna take a little time

A little time to think things over
I better read between the lines
In case I need it when I’m older

Now this mountain I must climb
Feels like a world upon my shoulders
Through the clouds I see love shine
It keeps me warm as life grows colder

In my life there’s been heartache and pain
I don’t know if I can face it again
Can’t stop now, I’ve travelled so far
To change this lonely life

I wanna know what love is
And I want you to show me
I wanna feel what love is
And I know you can show me

Im gonna take a little time
I’m gonna take a little time
A little time to look around me
Cos I’ve got nowhere left to hide
It looks like love has finally found me

In my life there’s been heartache and pain
I don’t know if I can face it again
I can’t stop now, I’ve traveled so far
To change this lonely life

I wanna know what love is
And I want you to show me
I wanna feel what love is
And I know you can show me

I wanna know what love is
I know you can show me
I want to feel what love is
And I know you can show me

Wanna feel what love is

Jones / Somerset Songs Publishing Inc (ASCAP)

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Ireland's Call

IRELAND, IRELAND

SIDE BY SIDE, WE STAND LIKE BROTHERS
ONE FOR ALL AND ALL TOGETHER
WE WILL STAY UNITED, THROUGH DARKER DAYS
AND WE’LL BE UNBEATABLE FOREVER

Chorus
IRELAND, IRELAND,
TOGETHER STANDING TALL
SHOULDER TO SHOULDER
WE’LL ANSWER IRELAND’S CALL

COME THE DAY, AND COME THE HOUR
SOME WILL LIVE IN SONG AND STORY
WE WERE BORN TO FOLLOW, OUR GUIDING STAR
AND TO MEET OUR DESTINY WITH GLORY

Chorus
IRELAND, IRELAND,
TOGETHER STANDING TALL
SHOULDER TO SHOULDER
WE’LL ANSWER IRELAND’S CALL

HEARTS OF STEEL AND HEADS UNBOWING
VOWING NEVER, TO BE BROKEN
WE WILL FIGHT UNTIL WE CAN FIGHT NO MORE
TILL OUR FINAL REQUIEM IS SPOKEN.

Chorus
IRELAND, IRELAND,
TOGETHER STANDING TALL
SHOULDER TO SHOULDER
WE’LL ANSWER IRELAND’S CALL.

Chorus
IRELAND, IRELAND,
TOGETHER STANDING TALL
SHOULDER TO SHOULDER
WE’LL ANSWER IRELAND’S CALL.

Phil Coulter – Four Seasons Publishing (PRS)

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Lauren & I

SO SEE THE LEAVES FALL TO THE GROUND,
AND SEE THEM LYIN’ ALL AROUND,
COS STILL I CAN’T SEE YOU,
AND THERE’S THE WIND THAT PLAYS IN THE AIR,
FLYING AROUND, HOW IT DOES NOT CARE
STILL I CAN’T SEE YOU

AND THE SEASONS PASS AWAY
AND I STILL SIT HERE LONELY, EACH AND EVERY DAY,
WONDERIN’ WHAT’S GONE WRONG.
‘COS I DON’T REMEMBER SEASONS LASTIN’ OH SO LONG
OH SO LONG

Chorus
AND I STILL CAN’T SEE YOU
AND I STILL CAN’T SEE YOU
AND I STILL CAN’T SEE YOU
LAUREN AND I
LAUREN AND I

Background vocals:

I’M DREAMIN’ EV’RY NIGHT
I’M SEARCHIN’ EVERY DAY

I HAD HER IN MY SIGHTS
AND LET HER SLIP AWAY

AND THERE’S THE STARS WAY IN THE SKY
LEADING MY WAY AND I DON’T KNOW WHERE OR WHY
STILL I CAN’T SEE YOU.
AND WHEN MY BACK’S AGAINST THE WALL
I SEE A REASON FOR IT ALL
BUT STILL I CAN’T SEE YOU

Background vocals:

I’M DREAMIN’ EV’RY NIGHT
I’M SEARCHIN’ EVERY DAY

I HAD HER IN MY SIGHTS
AND LET HER SLIP AWAY

AND I STILL CAN’T SEE YOU
AND I STILL CAN’T SEE YOU
AND I STILL CAN’T SEE YOU
LAUREN & I
LAUREN & I

Keith Harkin / Celtic Thunder Ltd

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Mountains of Mourne

Oh Mary this London's a wonderful sight
With people here workin' by day and by night
They don't sow potatoes, nor barley, nor wheat
But there's gangs of them diggin' for gold in the street
At least when I asked them that's what I was told
So I just took a hand at this diggin' for gold
But for all that I found there I might as well be
In the place where the dark Mourne sweep down to the sea.

There's beautiful girls here, Oh never you mind
Beautiful shapes nature never designed
lovely complexions of roses and cream
But let me remark with regard to the same
That if at that those roses you venture to sip
The colours might all come away on your lips
So I'll wait for the wild rose that's waitin' for me
In the place where the dark Mourne sweep down to the sea.

You remember young Davey Mc Clarin of course
Well sure, now, he's round here with the rest of the force
I saw him one day as I was crossin’ the strand
And he stopped the whole street with a wave of his hand
And as we stood talkin’ of days that are gone
The whole town of London stood there to look on
But for all his great powers he's wishful like me
To be back where the dark Mourne sweep down to the sea

But for all his great powers he's wishful like me
To be back where the dark Mourne sweep down to the sea

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Mull of Kintyre

Oh mist rolling in from the sea,
My desire is always to be here
Oh mull of kintyre
Far have I traveled and much have I seen
Dark distant mountains with valleys of green.
Past painted deserts the sunsets on fire
As he carries me home to the mull of kintyre.

Mull of kintyre
Oh mist rolling in from the sea,
My desire is always to be here
Oh mull of kintyre

Sweep through the heather like deer in the glen
Carry me back to the days I knew then.
Nights when we sang like a heavenly choir
Of the life and the times of the mull of kintyre.

Mull of kintyre
Mull of kintyre
Mull of kintyre

Mull of kintyre
Oh mist rolling in from the sea,
My desire is always to be here
Oh mull of kintyre

Mull of kintyre
Oh mist rolling in from the sea,
My desire is always to be here
Oh mull of kintyre

Public Domain – Celtic Thunder Ltd

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My Boy

You're sleeping son, I know
But, really, this can't wait
I wanted to explain
Before it gets too late
For your mother and me
Love has finally died
This is no happy home
But God knows how I've tried

Because you're all I have, my boy
You are my life, my pride, my joy
And if I stay, I stay because of you, my boy

I know, it's hard to understand
Why did we ever start?
We're more like strangers now

Each acting out a part
I have laughed, I have cried
I have lost every game
I’ve taken all I can take
But I'll stay just the same

Because you're all I have, my boy
You are my life, my pride, my joy
And if I stay, I stay because of you, my boy

Sleep on, you haven't heard a word
Perhaps it's just as well
Why spoil your little dreams
Why put you through that hell
Life is no fairytale
As one day you will know
But now you're just a child
I'll stay her and watch you grow

Because you're all I have, my boy
You are my life, my pride, my joy
And if I stay, I stay because of you, my boy

Because you're all I have, my boy
You are my life, my pride, my joy
And if I stay, I stay because of you, my boy
My Boy

Boutayre, Martin, Coulter – EMI / Sacem

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Nights In White Satin

Nights in white satin,
Never reaching the end,
Letters I’ve written,
Never meaning to send.

Beauty I’d always missed
With these eyes before,
Just what the truth is
I can’t say anymore.

‘cause I love you,
Yes, I love you,
Oh, how, I love you.

Gazing at people,
Some hand in hand,
Just what I’m going thru
They can’t understand.

Some try to tell me
Thoughts they cannot defend,
Just what you want to be
You will be in the end,

And I love you,
Yes, I love you,
Oh, how, I love you.
how, I love you.
And I love you,
Yes, I love you,
Oh, how, I love you.
How, I love you.

Hayward / Essex

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Puppy Love

And they called it puppy love
Oh, I guess they'll never know
How a young heart really feels
And why I love her so

And they called it puppy love
Just because we're in our teens
Tell them all, please tell them it isn't fair
To take away my only dream

I cry each night, my tears for you
My tears are all in vain
I'll hope and I'll pray that maybe someday
You'll be back, in my arms, once again

Someone, help me, help me please
Is the answer up above
How can I, oh how can I tell them
This is not a puppy love

Someone, help me, help me, help me please
Is the answer up above
How can I, oh how can I tell them
This is not a puppy love

Not a puppy love

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Raggle Taggle Gypsy Lyrics

There were three old gypsies came to our hall door
They came brave and boldly-o
One sang high and the other sang low
And the Lady sang the raggle taggle gypsy-o

It was upstairs and downstairs the lady went
Put on her suit of leather-o
T’was a cry all around the door
She’s away wi’ the raggle taggle gypsy-o

It was late that night when the lord came in
Enquiring for his lady-o
The servant girl replied to her lord
She’s away wi’ the raggle taggle gypsy-o

Oh then saddle for me my milk white steed
- my big horse is not speedy-o
I will ride and I’ll seek me bride
She’s away wi’ the raggle taggle gypsy-o

Then he rode east and he rode west
He rode north and south also
But when he rode to the wide open fields
It was there that he spied his lady-o

Percussion play off, both percussionists with Bodhran Player

Arr Coulter / Celtic Thunder Ltd

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Remember me, Recuerdame

The moonlight dances among the trees
The campfire glows in the autumn breeze
and I am lost in my thoughts of you
Remember me, recuerda me

A comrade strums on a sad guitar
My mind is drifting to where you are
I’m holding you as I used to do
remember me, recuerda me, mi amor!

So long ago, so far away, each night I pray
"volvero los dias passoados"
I promise you that come what may
those days will stay ever in my memory

In all this world I could never find, the love that I had to leave behind
But duty calls, so whate'er befalls
remember me, recuerda me, mi amor

God only knows what tomorrow brings
You’re in my heart so my spirit sings
and I’ll be strong just as long as you remember me,
recuerda me, mi amor!

Phil Coulter / Music & Media-Four Seasons

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Love The Dearest

Love thee dearest, love thee
Yes, by yonder star I swear
Which through tears above thee
Shines so sadly fair
Thou, too, oft dimmed
With tears like him
Like him my truth will shine
And love thee, dearest, love thee
Yes – till death I’m thine.

Dormi amore dormi
Porta il fuore dove vuoi
Vola verso I sogni
Bella come sei
Tue sei per me la stella she
Per sempre brillera
E dormi amore dormi
E gia notte ormai

Dimmi amore dimmi
Che non te ne andrai mai piu
Quante notti insonni
Se mi manchi tu
Accanto a me le vuvole
Non torneranno mai
E sogna tutti I sogni
Che l’amore da
L’amore da

Arr Coulter (Italian Lyric Grant Musker & Kaballa)
Celtic Thunder Ltd

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Ride On

Sure you ride the finest horse I’ve ever seen

Standing 16' one or two, with eyes wild and green

You ride the horse so well, hands light to the touch

I could never go with you no matter how I wanted to

Ride on, see you,

I could never go with you no matter how I wanted to

Ride on, see you, I could never go with you no matter how I wanted to

When you ride into the night, without a trace behind

Run you claw along my gut, one last time

I turn to face an empty space, where you used to lie

I look for the spark that lights the night

Through a teardrop in your eye

Ride on, see you, I could never go with you no matter how I wanted to

Ride on, see you, I could never go with you no matter how I wanted to

Ride on, see you, I could never go with you no matter how I wanted to

Ride on, see you, I could never go with you no matter how I wanted to

I could never go with you no matter how I wanted to

I could never go with you no matter how I wanted to

by Jimmy Mc Carthy / Universal

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She

She may be the face I can't forget
A trace of pleasure or regret
Maybe my treasure or the price I have to pay
She may be the song the summer sings
May be the chill the autumn brings
May be a hundred different things
Within the measure of a day

She may be the beauty or the beast
May be the famine or the feast
May turn each day into a Heaven or a Hell
She may be the mirror of my dreams
A smile reflected in the stream
She may not be what she may seem
Inside her shell

She, who always seems so happy in a crowd
Whose eyes can be so private and so proud
No one's allowed to see them, when they cry
She may be the love that cannot hope to last
That comes to me from shadows in the past
And I’ll remember 'till the day I die

She maybe the reason I survive
The why and wherefore I'm alive
The one I care for through the rough and ready years

Me, I'll take the laughter and her tears
And make them all my souvenirs
For where she goes I've got to be
The meaning of my life is
She
She
Oh, she....

Aznavour/Kretzmer (Essex Music Inc, ASCAP)

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Steal Away

Steal away, let's steal away,
No reason left to stay.
For me and you,
Let's start anew,
And darlin' steal away.

Ooooh, ooooh

Let's steal away and chase our dream,
And hope they never find us.
The deary days, the empty nights,
We'll leave them all behind us.

Ooooh, aaaaah

Steal away, let's steal away
No reason left to stay.
For me and you,
Let's start anew,
And darlin' steal away.

Oooooh.

We'll leave with just our memories,
And make a new beginning.
We have to choose,
To win or lose,
And it's time we started winning.

Mmmmm, aaaaah

Steal away, let's steal away,
No reason left to stay.
For me and you,
Let's start anew,
And darlin' steal away.
Steal away, let's steal away,
No reason left to stay.
For me and you,
Let's start anew,
And darlin' steal away.

By Phil Coulter / Music & Media (four seasons)

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That's A Woman

Paul:
WOMAN,
SUCH A DELICATE CREATURE,
EV’RY FEATURE
NEEDS TO BE LOVED FROM THE START

BE TENDER
AND SHE’LL SURRENDER
OFFEND HER
AND SHE WILL HARDEN HER HEART

Ryan:
A DELICATE CREATURE IS SOMETHING SHE AIN’T
BETTER TAKE IT FROM ME, THAT’S A WOMAN
THAT ISN’T AN ANGEL, THAT ISN'T A SAINT
BETTER TAKE IT FROM ME, THAT’S A WOMAN
SHE KNOWS HOW TO PLEASE AND SHE KNOWS HOW TO PLAY
TAKE IT FROM ME, THAT’S A WOMAN
FORGET ‘TO HONOUR, LOVE AND OBEY’
SHE’LL TAKE YOU AND BREAK YOU
AND THROW YOU AWAY,
THAT’S A WOMAN, THAT’S A WOMAN.

SHE KNOW EVERY MOVE AND SHE KNOWS EVERY TRICK
TAKE IT FROM ME, THAT'S A WOMAN
HOW TO KILL WITH A WORD AND TO CUT TO THE QUICK
TAKE IT FROM ME, THAT’S A WOMAN
HOW TO LOOK THROUGH YOU AS IF YOU’RE NOT THERE
TAKE IT FROM ME, THAT’S A WOMAN.

HOW TO SAY ‘NO’ WITH A FLICK OF HER HAIR,
SHE’LL TURN YOU AND BURN YOU AND NOT EVEN CARE.
THAT’S A WOMAN, THAT’S A WOMAN.

Paul:
FAITHFUL AND TRUE, THAT’S A WOMAN
TRUSTING IN YOU, THAT’S A WOMAN
GENTLE AND CONSTANTLY CARING
STRONG AS THE LOVE SHE IS SHARING
WHEN YOU LOOK IN THE EYES OF A WOMAN

Ryan:
LOOK IN HER EYES YOU’LL SEE NOTHING BUT LIES
SHE’S A WOMAN

Paul:
AND THROUGH THE DISGUISE OF A WOMAN.

Ryan:
EV’RY ONE IS THE SAME, SHE’S JUST PLAYING A GAME
SHE’S A WOMAN

Paul:
YOU’LL SEE IT ALL THERE
THERE’S ROMANCE IN THE AIR

Both:
NOTHING ELSE CAN COMPARE,
THAT’S A WOMAN

Paul:
WOMAN, SO SOFT AND BEGUILING
SEE HER SMILING
AND FEEL YOUR HEART ALL AGLOW
ENFOLD HER
LAY HER HEAD ON YOUR SHOULDER
AND HOLD HER
‘TILL YOU JUST CAN’T LET HER GO.

Ryan:
TREAT HER AS IF YOU JUST DON’T GIVE A DAMN
THAT’S HOW TO HANDLE A WOMAN
BE MORE OF STALLION
LESS OF A LAMB
THAT’S HOW TO HANDLE A WOMAN!
KEEP HER HANGING AROUND TILL SHE’S READY TO BURST
THAT’S HOW TO HANDLE A WOMAN
DON’T TRY TO BE BAD, BE THE WORST!
DO UNTO OTHERS BUT JUST DO IT FIRST
TO A WOMAN, TO A WOMAN
BE WISE BE WARY AND BE ON YOUR GUARD.
THAT’S HOW TO HANDLE A WOMAN
IF YOU FEEL THAT YOU’RE FALLIN', YOU’D BETTER BE HARD
‘COS THAT’S HOW TO HANDLE A WOMAN.
DON’T LET HER GET CLOSER AND DON’T LET HER IN
THAT’S HOW TO HANDLE A WOMAN.
‘COS IF YOU ALLOW HER GET UNDER YOUR SKIN
MY FRIEND THAT’S THE END ‘COS YOU ‘AINT GONNA WIN
WITH A WOMAN, WITH A WOMAN.

Zara Curtis: dances to him with Hard Shoe taps as a challenge

Ryan:
LOOK AT HER BODY AND LOOK AT HER MOVE
LOOK AT HER BODY AND LOOK AT HER MOVE
NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL A WOMAN!

Zara Curtis: dances to him with Hard Shoe taps as a challenge

Ryan:
I’M THINKING NOW I GOT SOMETHING TO PROVE
COS THAT’S WHAT I CALL A WOMAN!

Zara Curtis: dances to him with Hard Shoe taps as a challenge

Ryan:
ALL MY MOVES ARE STALLING HERE
I CAN’T GET THROUGH TO THIS WOMAN!
THE PIPES THE PIPES ARE CALLIN'’ HERE
I THINK I COULD BE FALLIN'’ HERE
FOR THIS WOMAN, WHAT A WOMAN!

Paul: FAITHFUL AND TRUE, THAT’S A WOMAN

Ryan: SHE COULDN’T BE TRUE, SHE’S JUST PLAYING WITH YOU,
WHAT A WOMAN!

Paul: TRUSTING IN YOU, THAT’S A WOMAN

Ryan: TRUSTING IN WHO? YOU JUST HAVEN’T A CLUE
WHAT A WOMAN

Paul: GENTLE AND CONSTANTLY CARING

Ryan: JUST LET IT BE,THIS ONE’S FOR ME
WHAT A WOMAN!

Paul: STRONG AS THE LOVE SHE IS SHARING.

Zara Curtis is now with Ryan

Both:
WHEN YOU LOOK IN THE EYES OF A WOMAN
AND THROUGH THE DISGUISE OF A WOMAN
YOU’LL SEE IT ALL THERE
THERE’S ROMANCE IN THE AIR
NOTHING ELSE CAN COMPARE
THAT’S A WO------------

Ryan: WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT I’D EVER GET CAUGHT

Both: WHAT A WOMAN!

Ryan and Zara leave the set

Phil Coulter / Celtic Thunder Ltd

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The Island

They say the skies of Lebanon are burning
Those mighty cedars bleedin’ in the heat
They're showing pictures on the television
Women and children dying in the street
And we're still at it in our own place
Still tryin’ to reach the future through the past
Still tryin’ to carve tomorrow from a tombstone...

But Hey! Don't listen to me! this wasn't meant to be no sad song.
We've heard too much of that before
Right now I only want to be here with you Till the morning dew comes falling And I wanna take you to the island Trace your footprints in the sand
And in the evening when the sun goes down We'll make love to the sound of the ocean

They're raising banners over by the markets
Whitewashing slogans on the shipyard walls
Witchdoctors praying for a mighty showdown No way our holy flag is gonna’ fall
Up here we sacrifice our children To feed the worn-out dreams of yesterday And teach them dying will lead us into glory...

But Hey! Don't listen to me! cos this wasn't meant to be no sad song.
I've sung too much of that before
Right now I only want to be here with you
Till the morning dew comes falling I wanna take you to the island
And trace your footprints in the sand
And in the evening when there’s no one around
We'll make love to the sound of the ocean

Now I know us plain folks don't see all the story
And I know this peace and love's just copping out
And I guess these young boys dying in the ditches Is just what being free is all about
And how this twisted wreckage down on main street
Will bring us all together in the end
And we'll go marching down the road to freedom...
Freedom……. Freedom

(Paul Brady)
Copyright Hornall Brothers Music

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The Old Man

The tears have all been shed now
We’ve said our last goodbyes
His souls been blessed
He’s laid to rest
And it’s now I feel alone
He was more than just a father

A teacher my best friend
And He’ll still be heard
In the tunes we shared
When I play them on my own

(chorus)
I never will forget him
For he made me what I am
Though he may be gone
Memories linger on
And I miss him, the old man

As a boy he’d take me walkin’
By mountain field and stream
And he showed me things
Not known to kings
And secret between him and me
Like the colours on the pheasant
As he rises in the dawn
Or how to fish and make a wish
Beside a fairy tree

(chorus)
I never will forget him
For he made me what I am
Though he may be gone
Memories linger on
And I miss him, the old man

I thought he’d live forever
He seemed so big and strong
But the minutes fly
And the years roll by
For a father and a son
And suddenly when it happened
There was so much left unsaid
No second chance
To tell him thanks

For everything he’s done

Oh, I never will forget him
For he made me what I am
Though he may be gone
Memories linger on
God I miss him, the old man

Phil Coulter / Music & Media – Four Seasons

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Lyrics for The Voyage

I am a sailor, you're my first mate
We signed on together, we coupled our fate
We hauled up our anchor, determined not to fail
For the hearts treasure, together we set sail

With no maps to guide us we steered our own course
We rode out the storms when the winds were gale force
We sat out the doldrums in patience, and hope
Working together, we learned how to cope

Chorus:
Life is an ocean, love is a boat
In troubled waters, it keeps us afloat
When we started the voyage, there was just me and you
Now gathered round us, we have our own crew

Together we're in this relationship
We built it with care, to last the whole trip
Our true destination's not marked on any charts
We're navigating for the shores of the heart

Chorus:

Life is an ocean and love is a boat
In troubled waters, it keeps us afloat
When we started the voyage, there was just me and you
Now gathered round us, we have our own crew

Duhan (Johnny Duhan songs)

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Yesterday's Men

'Twas Joey the weasel that gave us the wire , They were closing our factory down
Though we didn't believe him and we called him a liar ,
The redundancy letters came round
As we read them in silence, I choked back a tear, It was hard to believe after twenty-odd years
Farewell my companions, my friends and my workmates
Farewell to the paydays, the pints and the craic
Oh, We gave them our best years now they've paid us back , By making us yesterday's men, Sure as he ll, making us yesterday's men
So We said our goodbyes by the factory gates, One cold
Friday evening last year
And I saw it all there in the eyes of ma mates, The anger, the sadness, the fear
Like our fathers before us we worked there with pride,
Now we fought back the bitterness burning inside
Farewell my companions, my friends and my workmates, Farewell to the paydays, the pints and the craic

Oh we gave them our best years now they've paid us back, By making us yesterday's men , Sure as he ll, making us yesterday's men
Ah Now Jimmy, said she, Give the kids a few bob, After all, sure it is Friday night
But How could I tell her I was out of a job , from now on things were going to be tight
How well I remember it cut like a knife, I was never a day on the dole in my life
Farewell my companions, my friends and my workmates , Farewell to the paydays, the pints and the craic
Oh, We gave them our best years now they've paid us back, By making us yesterday's men, Sure as he ll, making us yesterday's men
The machines now are silent, the workbenches bare, And there's dust on the factory floor
They've boarded the windows and have chained up the gates , And have padlocked the factory door
Now I'm on the scrap-heap, and I'm thirty-nine, Jus one of the hundreds, shot down in my prime

Farewell my companions, my friends and my workmates , Farewell to the paydays, the pints and the craic
Oh, We gave them our best years now they've paid us back, By making us yesterday's men, Sure as he ll, making us yesterday's men

Farewell my companions, my friends and my workmates , Farewell to the paydays, the pints and the craic
Oh, We gave them our best years now they've paid us back, By making us yesterday's men, Sure as he ll, making us yesterday's men

Coulter/Martin – Music & Media/Four Seasons

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Young Love

They say for every boy and girl
There's just one love in this whole world
And I know I've found mine

The heavenly touch of your embrace
Tells me no one could take your place
Ever in my heart

Young love, first love
Filled with deep devotion
Young love, our love
We share with deep emotion

Just one kiss from your sweet lips
Will tell me that our love is real
And I can feel that it's true
For we will vow to one another
There will never be another
Love for you or for me

Young love, first love
Filled with deep devotion
Young love, our love
We share with deep emotion

Young love, first love
Filled with deep devotion
Young love, first love
Filled with deep devotion

Cartey/Joyner (Sony / ATV songs LLC (BMI)

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