lyrics mine/rest Ai




[Intro]

[verse 1]
Shackles rubbed my open wounds,
sweat made the pain even worse.
A lady, she was handin' out water,
figured this angel must be a nurse.


[verse 2]
She came to me I took the bowl,
kindly swatted away the flies.
"Whats ya name young lady, I said,"
"if it pleases you sir, it's Lorelei."

[chorus]
Fair maiden of this harsh land,
sure you've brought me cheer.
First joy I've seen, since we set sail,
an' the last that I'll see here.


[verse 3]
For the takin' of a man's silk cloth,
I was sent to van Diemens Land.
It was either I go on this holiday,
or else they'll chop off my hand.


[bridge]
For ten years I worked the fields,
choppin' trees, an' plantin' seeds.
Till I got my ticket of freedom,
an' earned the Kings pardon.


[chorus]
Fair maiden of this harsh land,
sure you've brought me cheer.
First joy I've seen, since we set sail,
an' the last that I'll see here.


[outro]
Saved enough for a passage home,
For I was on my way to the docks.
When I spotted those fair locks,
bless the last day I was ever alone.

Give me the combined bands belting out "Scotland the Brave" at the Edinburgh tattoo.

Saw it live at the castle many years ago, makes the hairs stand up on the back of your neck.

Thanks Tex

When my step dad passed, he was a fire fighter, we had a 50's model fire truck carry his casket from the church to the grave yard and had a guy play the bag pipes all the way there.

There's something primal about bagpipes that's hard to put your finger on.