Isle of France

Traditional

[Verse 1]
Oh the sky was dark and the night advanced
When a convict came to the Isle of France
And round his leg was a ringing chain
And his country was of the Shamrock Green

[Verse 2]
"I'm from the Shamrock," this convict cried
"That has been tossed on the ocean wide
For being unruly I do declare
I was doomed to transport these seven long years"

[Verse 3]
"When six of them they were up and past
I was coming home to make up the last
When the winds did blow and the seas did roar
They cast me here on this foreign shore"

[Verse 4]
So then the coastguard, he played a part
And with some brandy he cheered the convict's heart
"Although the night is far advanced
You shall find a friend on the Isle of France"

[Verse 5]
So he sent a letter all to the queen
Concerning the wreck of the Shamrock Green
And his freedom came by a speedy post
For the absent convict they thought was lost

[Verse 6]
"God bless the coastguard," this convict cried
"For he's saved my life from the ocean wide
And I'll drink his health in a flowing glass
And here's success to the Isle of France"

Wissenswertes über das Lied Isle of France von John Wesley Harding

Auf welchen Alben wurde das Lied “Isle of France” von John Wesley Harding veröffentlicht?
John Wesley Harding hat das Lied auf den Alben “Trad Arr Jones” im Jahr 1999 und “Dynablob 3: 26th March 1999” im Jahr 1999 veröffentlicht.
Wer hat das Lied “Isle of France” von John Wesley Harding komponiert?
Das Lied “Isle of France” von John Wesley Harding wurde von Traditional komponiert.

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