Ballydine Song Lyrics And Guitar Chords By Christy Moore

[C]As I wandered a[G]broad by Kil[C]sheelan
Where the river [F]meanders on [F]down
To my left lay the Comeragh [G]Mountains
To the [G]right of me [F]sweet Sliabh na [C]mBan

Where the fishermen cast on the waters

And the apples are pressed into wine

Where the herd returns slowly to pasture

Through the fields that surround Ballydine

I marvelled at nature's abundance

In Tipperary so rich and so rare

I drank from the well of spring water

Breathing in deep the fresh air

When I came to John Hanrahan's homestead

In the fields around Ballycurkeen

I lay down in a meadow of wild flower

And dreamt a mysterious dream

I dreamt of a curious eviction

Unlike the evictions of old

No sign of a Redcoat nor bailiff

'Twas more pernicious and cold

On the air came a colourless vapour

The fields they fell silent and still

As I lay in that meadow of wildflower

Dreaming on Hanrahan's Hill

When I awoke I was frightened

I knew 'twas time to head home

I made my way back to Cluan Meala

On the road passing Merck Sharpe

and Dohme 

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