Three Irish Country Songs

Song Cycle by Rebecca Clarke (1886 - 1979)

1. I know my Love

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2. I know where I'm goin'  [sung text not yet checked]

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I know where I'm goin'
and I know who's goin' with me
I know who I love
but the dear knows who I'll marry!

I have stockings of silk,
shoes of fine green leather
combs to buckle my hair
and a ring for every finger

Some say he's black,
but I say he's bonny,
the fairest of them all, 
my handsome, winsome Johnny.

Feather beds are soft
and painted rooms are bonny,
but I would leave them all, 
to go with my love Johnny.

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3. As I was goin' to Ballynure

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Total word count: 84