Come you not from Newcastle?
Come you there far away?
Oh met you not my true love
Who dwells near Dublin bay?
Why should I not love my love?
Why shouldn't my love love me?
Why should I not speed after her
Since love to all is free?
Her father, once my true friend
Now turns me from the door
Her mother owed me worthy
Now bids me love no more
Why should I not love my love?
Why shouldn't my love love me?
Why should I not speed after her
Since love to all is free?
Her squire, once my true friend
But now my rival be
While I, Willie, madly wail away
To sail the stormy sea
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Why should I not love my love?
Why shouldn't my love love me?
Why should I not speed after her
Since love to all is free?
In spite of flame and danger
With Willie she will roam
My arms her safe defenders
Her breast my happy home
Why should I not love my love?
Why shouldn't my love love me?
Why should I not speed after her
Since love to all is free?
Lankum Songs Lyrics and Chords
- Willow Garden
- The Turkish Reveille
- The Granite Gaze
- Déanta in Éireann
- Bad Luck to the Rolling Water
- The Townie Polka
- Peat Bog Soldiers
- Sergeant William Bailey
- What Will We Do When We Have No Money?
- Hunting the Wren
- The Pride of Petravore
- The Dark Eyed Gypsy
- Katie Cruel
- Bear Creek
- Ode to Lullaby
- The Young People
- The Wild Rover
- The Turn
- On a Monday Morning
- Fugue III
- Lord Abore and Mary Flynn
- The New York Trader
- Netta Perseus
- Fugue II
- Newcastle
- Master Crowley's
- Fugue I
- Clear Away in the Morning
- Go Dig My Grave