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Spancil Hill

by Rebecca Holton

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written in 1820s by Michael Considine

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Spancil Hill
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Last night as I lay dreaming of pleasant days gone by
My mind being bent on rambling to Ireland I did fly
I stepped on board of a vision and I followed with the wind
And I shortly came to anchor at the cross of Spancil Hill

It being the 23rd June the day before the fair
When lreland’s sons and daughters in crowds assembled there
The young and the old, the brave and the bold, they come to sport and to kill
There were curious combinations at the fair of Spancil Hill

I went to see my neighbours to hear what they might say
The old ones were all dead and gone and the young ones turning grey
I met with the tailor Quigley, he’s as bold as ever still
Sure he used to mend my britches when I lived in Spancil Hill

I paid a flying visit to my first and only love
She’s white as any lily and as gentle as a dove
She threw her arms around me saying “Johnny I love you still”
Oh she’s Mac the ranger's daughter, she's the pride of Spancil Hill

I dreamt I held and kissed her as in the days of yore
She said, “Johnny you’re only joking like many’s the time before”
The cock he crew in the morning he crew both loud and shrill
I awoke in California, many miles from Spancil Hill.

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released January 1, 2022

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Folk singer and harpist from deepest, darkest Yorkshire

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