The Ferryman's Daughter
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The Ferryman's Daughter Lyrics
Way deep down in a green wood hole
Rap-tap-tapping on a window
A young blade, a rambling boy
Across a wide river to go
The river is wide, the river is deep
The ferryman inside, fast asleep
A diddly-eye day, skiddly-eye day
Diddly-eye, dumb day, diddly-eye day
A diddly-eye day, skiddly-eye, diddly-eye day
By and by a young girl came
Blinking sleep from her dark eye
She put her finger to her lip
So young yet not so shy
The river is wide, the river is deep
The ferryman, my father's fast asleep
A diddly-eye day, skiddly-eye day
Diddly-eye, dumb day, diddly-eye day
A diddly-eye day, skiddly-eye, diddly-eye day
I'll tell to ye a roving tale
Or recite you a fable
If you will give to me some bread
A little hot soup if you're able
The river is wide, the river is deep
The ferryman, her father, fast asleep
A diddly-eye day, skiddly-eye day
Diddly-eye, dumb day, diddly-eye day
A diddly-eye day, skiddly-eye, diddly-eye day
She put on a cloak of wool
A pair of fine boots of deer skin
Low within her pretty dark eye
He caught a glimpse of a fair skin
The river is wide, the river is deep
The ferryman, my father's fast asleep
A diddly-eye day, skiddly-eye day
Diddly-eye, dumb day, diddly-eye day
A diddly-eye day, skiddly-eye, diddly-eye day
He laid her down in a green wood hole
Squirrel and a rabbit to scamp her
He sang of the ancient roving tale
Merrily did enjoin her
The river is wide, the river is deep
The ferryman, her father, fast asleep
A diddly-eye day, skiddly-eye day
Diddly-eye, dumb day, diddly-eye day
A diddly-eye day, skiddly-eye, diddly-eye day
They bade farewell by the river bank
He looked long into her dark eye
An otter splashed, quickly sank
Grey lag goes in the grey sky
The river is wide, the river is deep
The ferryman, her father
The river is wide, the river is deep
The ferryman, her father
The river is wide, the river is deep
The ferryman, her father, fast asleep
A diddly-eye day, skiddly-eye day
Diddly-eye, dumb day, diddly-eye day
A diddly-eye day, skiddly-eye, diddly-eye day
Rap-tap-tapping on a window
A young blade, a rambling boy
Across a wide river to go
The river is wide, the river is deep
The ferryman inside, fast asleep
A diddly-eye day, skiddly-eye day
Diddly-eye, dumb day, diddly-eye day
A diddly-eye day, skiddly-eye, diddly-eye day
By and by a young girl came
Blinking sleep from her dark eye
She put her finger to her lip
So young yet not so shy
The river is wide, the river is deep
The ferryman, my father's fast asleep
A diddly-eye day, skiddly-eye day
Diddly-eye, dumb day, diddly-eye day
A diddly-eye day, skiddly-eye, diddly-eye day
I'll tell to ye a roving tale
Or recite you a fable
If you will give to me some bread
A little hot soup if you're able
The river is wide, the river is deep
The ferryman, her father, fast asleep
A diddly-eye day, skiddly-eye day
Diddly-eye, dumb day, diddly-eye day
A diddly-eye day, skiddly-eye, diddly-eye day
She put on a cloak of wool
A pair of fine boots of deer skin
Low within her pretty dark eye
He caught a glimpse of a fair skin
The river is wide, the river is deep
The ferryman, my father's fast asleep
A diddly-eye day, skiddly-eye day
Diddly-eye, dumb day, diddly-eye day
A diddly-eye day, skiddly-eye, diddly-eye day
He laid her down in a green wood hole
Squirrel and a rabbit to scamp her
He sang of the ancient roving tale
Merrily did enjoin her
The river is wide, the river is deep
The ferryman, her father, fast asleep
A diddly-eye day, skiddly-eye day
Diddly-eye, dumb day, diddly-eye day
A diddly-eye day, skiddly-eye, diddly-eye day
They bade farewell by the river bank
He looked long into her dark eye
An otter splashed, quickly sank
Grey lag goes in the grey sky
The river is wide, the river is deep
The ferryman, her father
The river is wide, the river is deep
The ferryman, her father
The river is wide, the river is deep
The ferryman, her father, fast asleep
A diddly-eye day, skiddly-eye day
Diddly-eye, dumb day, diddly-eye day
A diddly-eye day, skiddly-eye, diddly-eye day
From the album: Gaelia
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