Lough Erne​’​s Shore

from A Family Odyssey by McDonnell Trio

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Lough Erne’s Shore

One morning as I went out fowling
Bright Phoebus adorning the air
It was down by the Banks of Lough Erne
That I met with a charming young dame
Her voice was so sweet and so tender
The beautiful songs she did sing
The innocent fowl of the forest
Their loving to her they did bring

It being the first time I saw her
My heart it did leap with surprise
For I thought that she could be no mortal
But an angel that fell from the sky
Her hair they hung down in gold tresses
Her cheeks were as white as the snow
Her lips were as red as the roses
That flourish around Lough Erne Shore

When I hear that my love was eloping
These words onto her I did say
Oh take me to your habitation
For Cupid has led me astray
All my life I have kept the commandments
For they say that it is the best plan
Young maidens who yield to men’s pleasures
The scriptures they say they are wrong

Oh Mary don’t accuse me of treason
All treachery I do disown
I will make you a lady of honour
If this night with me you’ll come home
Oh had I the lamp of Alladin
His riches and treasures and more
I would part with them all for to wed you
And to live around Lough Erne’s shore

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from A Family Odyssey, released April 12, 2023
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Michael McDonnell: vocals, mandolin
Simon McDonnell: vocals, guitar
Kevin McDonnell: vocals, accordion

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La légende des McDonnell commence avec Michael, le père, dans le pub familial du comté de Kilkenny. Élevé à la musique traditionnelle irlandaise, il vogue vers la France et y nourrit deux fils, Simon et Kevin, d’un mélange de ballades folk et de bluegrass. Au son du banjo, de la mandoline, de la guitare, de l’accordéon et du bodhran, cette trinité musicale révèle un véritable gospel irlandais... ... more

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