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Song: When First I Went to Sea

from Hall​-​Gate House by Hannah Flowers

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Oh well do I remember still when first I went to sea, 

I was a gay light-hearted youth, as happy as could be; 

For I long 'd to lead a sailor's life among the true and brave, 

My heart it felt as buoyant and boundless as the waves;

I've seen strange sights and scenes instead, but nothing to my mind, 

Like when I saw a tall ship, her sails spread to the wind; 

I've roved for manys a night and day, through the mist and the sea,

But never do I once regret when first I went to sea.
 

Yet I have seen the angry waves, like giants in their might,

O'erwhelm the best and bravest hearts, and bear them from my sight;

But oh, I do not seek to change the scene, where'er I be, 

For never did I once regret when first I went to sea!
 
I saw the waves around me dash when man could n’er avail; 

I've heard the winds, and seen them rend to tatters every sail;

For I've faced my death one hundred times, but Providence proved good; 
And I for years the storms and tempests have withstood.



Oh ! I have kept the midnight watch beneath those stormy skies, 

I listen'd to the sea birds scream their loud and dismal cries; 

For in this dark dark massive sea there is a sacred spell,

That all the sailors know and fear, and none but them can tell.

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from Hall​-​Gate House, released September 16, 2022
Featuring Dáithí Sproule.

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Hannah Flowers Saint Paul, Minnesota

Traditional Irish harpist and singer based in St. Paul, Minnesota.

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