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BARNEY McCOY Sung by: Almeda Riddle Recorded in Miller, AR 8/21/59 Click here to listen to the original recording And my ship is safely anchored in the bay, And before tomorrow's sun You will hear the signal gun. So be ready--it will take us far away. "Come, oh, come to my arms, Nola darling, Bid your friends in dear old Ireland goodbye, For I know we will be blessed In that free land of the West, Living happily together, you and I." "I would gladly go with you, Barney darling, But the reason I have often told you. It will break my mother's heart If from me she has to part, And I go roaming with Barney McCoy." "I am going far away, Nola darling, Just as sure as there's a God whom you adore, And remember what I say: If it's 'til the judgment day, You will never see your Barney anymore." Also found in Randolph, Vol. IV, #776; Brown, Vol. II, #113. |
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