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among the flowers

by Janette Geri

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1.
Botany Bay 05:09
Farewell to my home land forever Farewell to my sweetheart as well farewell to my friend and my family I need you like no words can tell Too ra ly too ra ly allity Too ra ly too ra ly ay Too ra ly too ra ly allity I’m bound for Botany Bay For seven long years I’m transported Seven long years and a day I know that I’ll never return love I know that its there I will stay CHORUS If I had the wings of a turtle dove I'd soar on my pinions and fly straight to the arms of my only love And on his sweet breast I would lie
2.
shool, shool, shool, a roon shool go soccer agus, shule go kyoon shool go dorrus agus aylig lum iss guh jay too mavoorneen slahn I wish I were on yonder hill 'Tis there I'd sit and I'd cry my fill, And ev'ry tear would turn a mill, Is go dte tu mo mhuirnin slan Chorus: Siúil, siúil, siúil a ruin Siúil go sochair agus siúil go ciuin Siúil go doras agus ealaigh liom Is go dte tu mo mhuirnin slan I'll sell my rod, I'll sell my reel I'll sell my bonny spinning wheel To by my lover a sword of steel Is go dte tu mo mhuirnin slan I'll dye my petticoat, I'll dye it red And 'round the world I'll beg my bread, Until my parents shall wish me dead Is go dte tu mo mhuirnin my love was pressed and he’s gone to France the kings own fortune to advance. If he e'er comes back, oh 'tis but a chance Is go dte tu mo mhuirnin slan
3.
Too Ry Ah 03:30
Well who are you my pretty fair maid, who are you me honey? Well who are you my pretty fair maid, who are you me honey? She answered me right courtesy, “ I am me mammy’s darling” With me Too Ry Ah, faddle diddle dah Deary faddle diddle dar-i-oh Will you come to me mammy’s house when th moon is shinning clearly ? Will you come to me mammy’s house when th moon is shinning clearly ? I’ll open the door and ill let you in, the devil o’ one will hear us With me Too Ry Ah, faddle diddle dah Deary faddle diddle dar-i-oh Well she led my horse and she took my hand and she led me to the stables Well she led my horse and she held my hand and she led me to the stables There’s food for your horse and there’s wine for you so drink if you are able With me Too Ry Ah, faddle diddle dah Deary faddle diddle dar-i-oh Well there we lay the whole of the night and the moon was shinning clearly Well there we played and sported the night And the moon was shinning clearly And then I rose and I found me clothes, and said farewell my dearie With me Too Ry Ah, faddle diddle dah Deary faddle diddle dar-i-oh Well she took my arm and she said to me “when will you be returning? When you come back will you marry me, when will you be returning?” When broken shells make Christmas bells… A lesson to be learning With me Too Ry Ah, faddle diddle dah Deary faddle diddle dar-i-oh
4.
I went to see her … it was a cold November day I spent the whole day driving…but I did not plan to stay I went to see her just to look upon her face I brought her roses…from a garden 900 miles away I went to ask her why I’ve been so long alone And spent my life in exile… and so far from home I went to tell her of all the anguish that I’ve known From being too far from family And memories that should have been my own So much water, so much time….. Out of sight is clearly out of mind….. So how have you been all these years? I’ve been fine, thank you But some days I’m not so sure Every Christmas day, every holiday… it hurts a little more You never told me… at least never face to face Why you denied me and disappeared, love, without a trace So much water, so much time….. Out of sight is clearly out of mind….. I used to believe that things could change one day I’ve longed to see you all this time I used to believe that we would find some way But I see some things now in a different light I went to see her…. I told her all I had to say I left a soft kiss on her cheek… and then I drove away So sad to see her … all things written on her face But I left her roses… and then allowed my heart to finally break So much water, so much time…..Out of sight is clearly out of mind….
5.
Barbra Allen 04:53
T'was in the merry month of May, when all the green buds were swelling A young man on his deathbed lay, for the love of Barbara Allen He sent his servant to the town, to where she was dwelling ”My Master’s sick and he calls for you If your name is Barbara Allen" Then slowly, slowly she got up, and slowly she went to him And all she said when she got there "Young man, I think you're dying" He turned his face unto the wall, for death was surely in him oh fare thee well to my sweet friends all and farewell to you Barbara Allen" as she walked on the road to home She saw his hearse a-comin' "Oh lay him down on the cold cold ground That I may gaze upon him" oh mother mother make my bed, Make it soft and narrow For My true love has died today, I’ll die for him tomorrow They buried her in the old churchyard and him they laid beside her From her grave there grew a red red rose From his grew a green briar They grew up high on the old church tower, till they could grow no higher And there they twined in a true love’s knot and The rose ran round the briar Some people say that her heart was cold Or say that he did slight her But through the flowers the truth is told In the red red rose and the briar
6.
As I rode out one bright may morning To view the meadows and flowers gay Who did I spy but my own true lover As she sat by yon willow tree Well I took off my hat and I did salute her I saluted her most courageously But when she turned round well the tears fell from her Saying false young man You deluded me The diamond ring I ought I gave to you A diamond ring to wear on your right hand But the vows you made you went and broke them To marry the lassie Who had the land Well if I married the lassie who had the land my love It is this ill rue until the day I die When misfortune comes no man can charm it I was blindfolded Oh ill ne’er deny And now when I go to bed at night and slumber Oh thoughts of my true love run through my mind And when I turn round to embrace my darling Instead of gold It is brass I find
7.
This Love 03:00
Right there before my eyes Talk about your big surprise… This love Nobody knows how to love Only the 2 of us know what it means Everyone thinks they know Everyone’s telling me how it should go but they’re wrong Nobody knows how to love Only the two of us know how it feels You and I, such a fine story A love that has come through the years So much time, such a long journey But god in his grace brought us here Oh my love Now that I’ve found you I’ll never leave you alone Hold my hand, and darling don’t worry It’s hard to believe but we’ve found our way home Everyone says we’re wrong But what do you do when a love comes along Like this love Only the two of us know how it feels Only the two of us know And we know
8.
Dream Angus 05:05
Can ye no hush your weepin' All the wee lambs are sleepin' Birdies are nestlin' nestlin' together Dream Angus is hirplin' oer the heather Dreams to sell, fine dreams to sell Angus is here wi' dreams to sell Hush ye my darling and sleep without fear Dream Angus has brought you a dream my dear List' to the curlew cryin' Faintly the echos dyin' Even the birdies and the beasties are sleepin' But my bonny bairn lies weepin' weepin' Dreams to sell, fine dreams to sell Angus is here wi' dreams to sell Hush ye my darling and sleep without fear Dream Angus has brought you a dream my dear
9.
A Stór Mo Chroí,when you're far away Far from the land you'll be leaving, It's many a time by night and by day That your heart will be sorely grieving. For the stranger's land may be bright and fair, And rich in its treasures golden. But you'll pine, I know, for the long, long ago And the love that is never olden. A Stór Mo Chroí, in the stranger's land There is plenty of wealth and wailing. Whilst gems adorn the great and the grand There are faces with hunger pailing. Though the road is toilsome, and hard to tread And the lights of their cities will blind you. Won't you turn a stór to Erin's shore And the ones that you're leaving behind you. A Stór Mo Chroí, when the evening's mist Over mountain and sea is falling, won't you turn away from the throng And maybe you'll hear me calling. For the sound of a voice that is surely missed For somebody's quick returning. A ruin, a ruin, oh won't you come back soon To the ones who will always love you.

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flowers for birthdays, flowers for love, flowers for comfort, we mark our important occasions and convey our hearts intentions with flowers, and we shall all lay among the flowers one day.

they are our finest companions, and I've always thought that music and gardens are the best of us.

these irish, Scottish and English traditional songs are dear to me, each one a blessing, a perfect flower. they speak directly to the heart, and the heart understands. I wish you hearts ease.

tracks 4 & 7 are new songs of mine. I wanted to include them, they seemed to fit....

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released June 23, 2018

Produced and arranged by janette geri
Recorded and engineered by janette geri
Mastered by Mark Woods at Bald Hill Audio, Carisbrook

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