Pamela Morgan

From a barque in the harbour, I went roving onshore Went into an alehouse where I'd never been before 'Twas there I sat gambling and enjoying my glass When who chanced to sit by me but a young Spanish lass She sat down beside me, kept squeezing my hand "Young...

She's at the waterfront tonight, waiting for her man. His time in port is short She loves him when she can Alone in the misty night He's hungry, restless, yearning It's such a lonely life The fire is in him burning He's longing for a woman's touch, Too many m...

Mon cher, qu'est-ce que tu dis Tu dis que tu ne m'aim-es pas Bienque tu adores mon lit Quell dommage que c'est le cas Aim-es-moi, ou laisse-moi m'en aller Aim-es-moi, ou laisse-moi m'en aller C'est pas-z-un jeu d'enfant Nous ne comptons pas fleurette Pourquo...

Child came home in tears today Hurt by children's cruel, cruel play Innocence is fading away Far from my arms she'll stray I want to hold her Be a shoulder for her tears Child Na bach le aon rud ta se ceart go leor Child Sin e an domhain anois agat a stoir A...

Take the backseat, little girl The man you think you love is on the make again You'll have to prove that you're the ultimate friend Catch him on the rebound when his new love ends. Take the backseat, little girl He'll only love you when he's lonely and down C...

As I roved out one May morning, down by blackwater side I heard a lovely fair maid sing, which filled me with surprise May the heavens shine on you fair one, for that good song you've sung For I do wish you were my bride Kind sir, I am too young The younger y...

Said the lord to his lady, "I am going away Beware of Bold Lamkin, he will lead you astray" "I don't care 'bout Lamkin, nor no other man For my doors are fast bolted, and he cannot come in" O the Lamkin came there 'bout the middle of the night He called on hi...

This bird has a broken wing And all the rest have flown She'll winter here alone This bird has a broken wing This bird has lost her voice Her song is but a cry Sometimes she thinks she'll die This bird has a broken wing This girl has a broken heart Trembling...

Early spring when I was young The birds so merrilye have sung Was there ever a bird so happy as I? When my young sailor lad was nigh 'Tis six long months since we were wed The time so marrilye has fled But tomorrow morning at the dawning of the day The ocean...

All quiet on the frontier, at the darkest hour As a familiar page fell from the book of power The stranger in the black hood we never knew nor understood Fled the evil tower And its citizens, new freed slaves In invisible chains, locked outside the cage Is it...

O where are we tonight, and where is the light From the stars- in our eyes O I hear the strangest music, strangest music In the distance, the clear distance of the night In the dark silence of the past- a world left behind Straightway to the heart On an arro...

I'll hang my harp on a willow tree I'm off to the war again My peaceful home holds no charms for me Nor the battlefield no pain The lady I love she will soon be a bride With a diadem on her brow O why did she flatter my boyish pride? She's going to leave me n...

If I were a star, I would fall for you If I were the wind, I would call for you If I were a river, I would run to you If I were the one If I were the one If I were the one you loved If I were the tide, I would turn for you If I were a fire, I would burn for y...

His lullaby, the waves outside his window His father and himself made a wonderful pair Five hundred years of fishing in his family Still the government wouldn't listen when he said "trouble down there" It ain't funny- it ain't funny no more Fat cat smirking i...

Lady Margaret was sitting by her window one night When a knock came on the door Lady Margaret arose to see what it was And it never was seen any more "O is it my aged father," she said "Or is it my brother John Or is it my own true love From Scotland lately c...

Lord Bateman was a noble youth A noble youth of a high degree And he had one of the finest warships That ever sailed o'er the brine salt sea Now he sailed east, and he sailed west Until he came to well known Turkey Where he was taken and put in prison Until h...

Gonna dip my bucket in the well Gonna dip my bucket in the well I may find heaven or I may find hell But I'll dip my bucket in the well Gonna make that muddy water clear Gonna make that muddy water clear And when I do I'll face my fear But I'll make that mudd...

As I strolled onshore one evening, from my gallant brigantine To the island of Jamaica, where I had lately been So carelessly I rambled, not caring where I went Down by some rich plantation, my course I slowly went. My people out in old Ireland are spending t...

Where is she going alone in the night Down through the garden in the flickering starlight Silver moon shining on the jewels in her hair A tryst with her true love, whos waiting for her there Olivia, Olivia's leaving this world behind Going back to a better pl...

On a wing and a prayer she went to Steal away, steal away her love On the wings of despair For the one she felt would always be Like the wind that blows from the heart of hearts High on the sea of love How could a child know it falls apart Like the precious st...

In the first warmth of springtime, when soft winds blow When there's ice in the harbour, that's when I will go I won't miss the smell of melting snow I'll be bound for a new life out west Out West. Out West, I'll be bound for a new life Out West In the soft...

Fair young maid standing by her window A brisk young sailor she chanced to see He looked on her as if he knew her Saying pretty girl, would you fancy me Seven years I have loved a sailor And seven more he's been gone to sea Seven more I will wait upon him ‘Ti...

She's like the swallow that flies so high Like the river that never runs dry Like the sunshine on the lee shore She lost her love and love is no more 'Twas down in the garden this fair maid did go Plucking the beautiful primrose The more she plucked, th...

Snowy night in winter intent upon staying ‘till blossoms insist. The trees await the robins' song The night wind dries her useless tears The moon is waning. She dreams Dreams of her love and his lady Their tryst has been betrayed. In the still of night she he...

Who are the children of the night See them walking with their demons raging deep inside No strangers to the blackness of the winter sky Blind and broken, can see the sparks before they fly Something calling through the night Calling out from the other si...

Trying to find a harbor for your shipwrecked heart Sailing on the winnard, broken apart Dark uncharted waters, a dangerous bay But I can give you shelter So why don't you Stay, why don't you stay Stay Why don't you stay No faith in tomorrow, why don't you st...

Stealer of hearts Thief in the night You vanished long before I knew Of all the friends and lovers Drifted through my life The one who stole my heart was you Stealer of hearts I'm traveling down that lonesome road to who knows where, traveling blind Did you e...

On the streets of the night In the pale moonlight The birds have all flown Mother has called her children home There's a girl with a song Who's life has gone wrong She wanders alone In the laneways ‘til dawn Though years have passed The night winds cast Stra...

Sweet, sweet temptation Got me talking to myself Take those dreams down off the shelf There's nothing wrong with you Those dog days of love Still haunting you So blind, so blind to Domination I'm still haunted by you Sweet temptation Can't help wanting you H...

You say you're not that kind of guy The kind who says goodbye When love grows older Time goes rushing by You're still here by my side Though the honeymoon's over You promised from the start I'd always have your heart And darling, I know you'd never lie You're...

You asked me to sing you a song; I'll do the best I can When a man goes on the dole, his troubles are just began It is the case of every man, in every port around You first give in your statement, and then they'll write it down First they'll ask you "What's y...

How quickly you turned your back in the end You were just playing, but I am a friend My love don't come easy, but when it comes, it stays Guess I don't know all the rules of the game Of your cruel, falsehearted game It's a cruel, falsehearted game It's the c...

Our barque leaves this harbour tomorrow Across the wide ocean to go And Katie, a burden of sorrow It is more than I wish you to know Fare the well to the green shores of Fogo Fare thee well Katie, dear true and kind For where e'er I may be, I'll be true to th...

Strayed down the garden path Scattered like daisies Picking up all of the pieces Broken dreams always fly homeward For the last waltz True or False True or false He loves me, he loves me not See how the willow weeps The garden is covered with rue Someday the...

True Thomas lay on Huntlie bank A ferlie he spied wi' his ee And there he saw a ladye bright Come riding down by the Eildon tree Her dress was of the grass green silk Her mantle o' the velvet fine At ilka tett of her horses mane Hung fifty silver bells and ni...

Sometimes it feels like freedom Sometimes it feels like pain From the sea of love and heartbreak The tide rolls in again I'm running out to meet it While you just run away Don't have to hide away your pain (I'll help you weather out the storm) There's shades...

Can I cry on your shoulder Is it strong enough for two I am wounded and weary, my darlin' Won't you let me lean on you For the angels have fallen And the fools have had their say And the darkness comes callin' And I fear I lost my way Will you drive for a whi...

Full moon a-sailing Wish you could stay Dream child unveiling Wish you could stay Slumber is deep when Wind's from the west I loved you the best Wish you could stay We were too young to notice Time fades away We'd live for the moment If you could stay Your po...

Woman of Labrador Children ‘round your cabin door Wondering when their Daddy will be home He's gone on the trapping line Seems like such a long, long time Since he waved his last farewell And left you alone Woman of Labrador Turn your mind to daily chores Hun...

Ye rambling boys of pleasure, take heed to these words I write I see you are a roving lad, in that I took great delight I fell in love with a handsome man, who ofttimes did me slight But my mind was never easy, ‘till he was by my side It was down by the banks...