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Original poem by Michael Considine (1850–1873)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spancil_Hill

This song has been performed by many artists. I found this song in a song book and developed my own version.

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Last night as I lay dreaming of pleasant days gone by
Me mind being bent on rambling, to Ireland I did fly
I stepped on board a vision and followed with me will,
til next I came to anchor at the cross near Spancil Hill

It being the twenty-third of June, the day before the fair,
When Ireland’s sons and daughters in crowds assembled there,
The young, the old, the brave and the bold, their duties to fulfill
There were jovial conversations at the Fair of Spancil Hill

I went to see my neighbors to hear what they might say,
The old ones were all dead and gone, the young ones turning gray,
I met the tailor Quigley, as bold as ever still,
Sure he used to make me britches when I lived near Spancil Hill

I paid a flying visit to my first and only love,
She’s as fair as any lily, and as gentle as a dove,
She threw her arms around me saying, “Johnny, I love you still.”
Oh, she is a farmer’s daughter, the flower of Spancil Hill

I dreamt I hugged and kissed her as in the days of yore,
She said, “Johnny you’re only joking, like so many times before.”
But the rooster he crew in the morning, he crew so loud and shrill
And I woke in California many miles from Spancil Hill

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from Black Rose & Other Stories, released October 31, 2022

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Bry Hitchcock California

Music lover and sometimes creator since the 1980s. I played guitar with Head Circus during the mid 90s in Santa Cruz, CA. I've played in coffee shops, bars, and nightclubs, but never made it into a pro studio. Now recording at home again and back in the groove. ... more

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