The Galway Fiddler

Song Description

A great and wealthy Fiddle player busking on the street for the poor

Song Length 2:30 Genre Folk - Alternative, Country - Bluegrass
Tempo Fast (151 - 170) Lead Vocal Female Vocal
Mood Cheerful, Gracious Subject Encouragement, Life
Similar Artists Shania Twain, UB40 Language English
Era 2000 and later

Lyrics

AS I RAMBLED IN THROUGH GALWAY CITY
IN A WORLD OF MY OWN DOWN BY THE QUAY.
I CAME ACOSS A STRANGE OLD MAN
PLAYING HIS FIDDLE I BECAME A FAN

HE PLAYED THAT FIDDLE AS NO MAN COULD
HE BOWED OUT TUNES AND WAS COVERED IN MUD
I WONDERED WHY HE WAS STANDING THERE
BEGGING FOR MONEY-IT DIN`NT LOOK FAIR

CHORUS 1
I APPROACHED THIS MAN WITH SUCH GREAT CARE
WITH THE QUESTION IN MIND IF I SO DARE
HE SMILED TOWARDS ME AS I LOOKED AT HIM
AND I KNEW IN MY HEART-HE`S LIFE WAS NOT DIM.

I ASKED HIM WHY WAS A BRILLIANT MUSICIAN
WAS HERE ON THE STREET WITH ALL OTHER MEN
HE EPLIED SO KINDLY I`M HERE FOR THE POOR
FOR I LIVE IN FINE SPLENDOR WAY OUT IN RENMORE

I WONDERED WHERE HE HAD LEARNED TO PLAY
WITH SUCH COMPASSION I DO HAVE TO SAY
I HAD SEEN FINE FIDDLERS BUT NEVER BEFORE
HAD I HEARD FINE MUSIC RIGHT FROM THE CORE

CHORUS 2
HE SAID HE HAD LEARNT FROM THE BIRDS IN THE SKY
THEIR SONGS EACH MORN HE`D PLAY TILL HE DIE
HE LEARNT TO LISTEN TO THE BREEZE THROUGH THE HEATHER
AND PLAY TO ITS WHISTLING IN ALL TYPES OF WEATHER

EACH NOTE HE`D PLAY THE BIRDS WOULD TWEET
AND CROWDS OF PEOPLE GATHERED IN THE STREET
JUST TO HEAR HIM PLAY THEM OLD TIME REELS
HIS LOVE FOR MUSICS HAS BEEN REVEALED

AS I LEFT THAT OLD MAN I THANKED HIM SO MUCH
FOR DEEP INSIDE MY HEART HE DID TOUCH
A MAN WITHOUT WANT JUST HELPING THE POOR
A LESSON I LEARNT THATS A GREAT THING FOR SURE

CHORUS 3

HE SAID HE HAD LEARNT FROM THE BIRDS IN THE SKY
THEIR SONGS EACH MORN HE`D PLAY TILL HE DIE
HE LEARNT TO LISTEN TO THE BREEZE THROUGH THE HEATHER
AND PLAY TO ITS WHISTLING IN ALL TYPES OF WEATHER

Lyrics Linda Welby Music Linda Welby
Producer Greenfields Studio Publisher Linda Welby
Performance Linda Welby Label Linda Welby

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