I once loved a boy, just a bold Irish...
Language: English
I once loved a boy, just a bold Irish boy who would come and would go at my request; and this bold Irish boy was my pride and my joy and I built him a bow'r in my breast. But this girl who has taken my bonny, bonny boy, let her make of him all that she can; and whether he loves me or loves me not, I will walk with my love now and then.
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Herbert Hughes (1882 - 1937), "I will walk with my love", arrangement [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Alan Louis Smith , "I once loved a boy" [ soprano, viola, and piano ], from Four Folksongs for Soprano, Viola and Piano, no. 3, Alfred [sung text checked 1 time]
Research team for this page: John Versmoren , Garrett Medlock [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2004-07-11
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