3207. My Cavan Girl (Thom Moore cover)

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This love song was written by Thom Moore in 1978 and has been covered by several artists, including The Dubliners, The High Kings and Barleycorn.

Lyrics and chords:
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As I walk the road from Kilashandra, weary I sit down
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For it's twelve long miles around the lake to get to Cavan Town.
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Though Oughter and the road I go, once seemed beyond compare,
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Now I curse the time it takes to reach my Cavan girl so fair.

The autumn shades are on the leaves; the trees will soon be bare.
Each red gold leaf around me seems the color of her hair.
My gaze retreats to find my feet and once again I sigh
For the broken pools of sky remind me of the colours of her eyes.

At the Cavan Cross each Sunday morning, there she can be found
And she seemsto have the eye of every boy in Cavan Town.
If my luck will hold, I'll have the golden Summer of her smile
And to break the hearts of Cavan men she'll talk with me awhile.

So next Sunday evening finds me homeward, Kilashandra bound
To work the week 'till I return and court in Cavan Town.
When asked if she would be my bride at least she'd not said no
So next Sunday early, I'll rouse myself, and back to her I'll go.

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