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(words Devine, music trad arr Byrne & Moore)

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On the over nicht sleeper the train clattered north,
I thocht o ma fayther, ma mither o coorse,
Ma kinsfolk aa gaithered, cauld on the pier
An I wondered wuid the lass wi reid hair still be there.

Frae Oban the ferry butted oot in the morn
I lay ower the railin’s, skuas follaed forlorn
I watched for ma fair isle tae brak the skyline
An I minded when the lass wi reid hair she wis mine

Fowk on the island aa opened their hearts
Up tae the hoose they cam frae aa pairts
He lay in the coffin, sae gaunt an sae bare
But the lass wi reid hair didnae show herself there

We walked tae the chapel, saft rain as oor shroud,
A pibroch lament as aa the heids bowed
Back in the haa’ music flawed sae free
For auld Seanaidh Donald nae mair on the sea

As dawn brak the nicht wi ma brither I spake
O boats, croft an stock, arrangements taw mak
He saw ma gaze wander, says efter I went
Magaidh Ruaidh left the island tae where naebody kent

For twa days I rambled ower machair an moor
I lifted his pots neath cloody Ben Mhor
She waved frae the strand, her reid locks aa a-blaw
But wis gane wi’oot footstep when I raced tae the shore

On the overnicht sleeper the train clattered sooth
I lay in ma bunk, auld sangs dry in ma mooth
Alain in ma bedsit for Seanaidh Donald did greet
An sweet Magaidh Ruaidh I nae mair shall meet

Aye, sweet Magaidh Ruaidh I nae mair shall meet.

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from An Ownerless Corner of Earth, released February 27, 2020
Steve Byrne, guitar, harmonium; Fin Moore, smallpipes, border pipes

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