Danny Boy

Danny Boy - Sinead O Connor

Oh Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling

From glen to glen, and down the mountain side 

The summer's gone, and all the flowers are dying 

'Tis you, 'tis you must go and I must bide.

But come ye back when summer's in the meadow 

Or when the valley's hushed and white with snow 

'Tis I'll be here in sunshine or in shadow 

Oh Danny boy, oh Danny boy, I love you so.

And if you come, when all the flowers are dying 

And I am dead, as dead I well may be 

You'll come and find the place where I am lying 

And kneel and say an "Ave" there for me.

And I shall hear, tho' soft you tread above me 

And all my dreams will warm and sweeter be 

If you'll not fail to tell me that you love me 

I'll simply sleep in peace until you come to me.

I'll simply sleep in peace until you come to me.

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Opera singer Renee Fleming performs a moving rendition of "Danny Boy" at the funeral of Senator John McCain on the Washington National Cathedral on Saturday.

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The Mysteries Behind the Beloved Irish Ballad "Danny Boy"

http://www.wrti.org/post/mysteries-behind-beloved-irish-ballad-danny-boy

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