[00:22.16]Bonny, bonny was my seat
[00:27.22]in the red rosy yard
[00:32.16]And bonny was my ship in
[00:36.59]the town of Ballynagard
[00:42.04]Shade and shelter was for me
[00:46.58]till I began to fail
[00:50.89]You all may guess now my distress
[00:56.20]lies near the Nightingale
[01:06.77]Grief and woe that I must go
[01:10.22]to fight for England's King
[01:13.91]I neither know his friend or foe,
[01:17.60]and war's a cruel thing
[01:21.34]The nightingale is near at hand,
[01:24.99]my time at home is brief
[01:28.78]And Carey's streams and mountain land
[01:32.57]I part with bitter grief
[01:38.20]No more I'll walk the golden hills
[01:41.90]with Nancy by my side
[01:45.69]Or dream along the sun bright rills
[01:49.28]or view my land with pride
[01:53.07]We sail away at dawn of day,
[01:56.77]the sails are ready set
[02:00.20]When old Benmore I see no more,
[02:03.99]I'll sigh with deep regret
[02:21.00]Now all must change and I must range
[02:24.70]across the ocean wide
[02:28.39]Our ship she may in Biscay's Bay
[02:32.18]lie low beneath the tide
[02:35.67]If I should fall by cannon ball,
[02:39.60]or sink beneath the sea
[02:43.05]Good people all, a tear let fall
[02:47.14]and mourn for mine and me
[02:52.68]If God should spare me my greying hair
[02:56.48]and bring me back again
[02:59.97]I'd love far more my Antrim shore
[03:03.80]its dark blue hills and rain
[03:07.44]Around the fire, my heart's desires
[03:11.25]heaven grant till life shall fail
[03:15.09]And keep me far from the cruel war
[03:20.67]and from the Nightingale