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the bonambuie - anne briggs lyrics

[verse 1]
oh, the bonambuie that ne’er broke out
on a drinking bout he might as well have drunk
for his bones lie thrown on a naked stone
where he lived all alone like a hermit monk

[verse 2]
oh, the bonambuie i pity your lot
though they say that a sot like myself is cursed
i was sober a while, but i will drink and be wise
for i fear i may die in the end of thirst

[verse 3]
it’s not for the kind word that i would mourn
the blackbird, the corncrake or the crane
but the bonambuie that is shy and apart
and drinks from the marsh on the lone bog trail

[verse 4]
if i had known you were near your death
while my breath held out i’d have run to you
till the splash in the lake of the son of the bird
your soul would have brought to life again

[verse 5]
and my true love told me to drink no more
or my life would be over in a little while
it’s the taste of the whiskey, it gives me health and strength
and will lengthen my road by many’s the mile
[verse 6]
you can see how the bird of the long smooth neck
he gets his death from the thirst at last
so come, son of my soul, and fill up your glass
for you’ll get no more sup when this life has passed

- anne briggs lyrics

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