{"id":1312,"date":"2008-03-17T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-03-17T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beerbellyband.com\/ballad-of-st-annes-reel"},"modified":"2008-03-17T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-03-17T11:00:00","slug":"ballad-of-st-annes-reel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beerbellyband.com\/en\/ballad-of-st-annes-reel\/","title":{"rendered":"BALLAD OF ST. ANNE’S REEL"},"content":{"rendered":"

Irish traditional song lyrics \u2014 collected by Beer Belly Band.<\/em><\/p>\n

He was stranded in some tiny town of fair Prince Edward Island
\nWaiting for a ship to come and find him
\nA one-horse place, a friendly face, some coffee and a tiny trace
\nOf fiddling in the distant far behind him<\/p>\n

A dime across the counter then, a shy hello, a brand new friend
\nWalk along the street in the wintry weather
\nA yellow light, an open door, a welcome friend, there’s room for more
\nAnd then they’re standing there inside together<\/p>\n

He said I’ve heard that tune some where before, but I can’t remember when
\nWas it on some other friendly shore, did I hear it in the wind
\nWas it written on the sky above, I think I heard from someone I love
\nBut I’ve never heard it sound so sweet since then<\/p>\n

And now his feet begin to tap, a little boy says, ‘I’ll take your hat’
\nAnd he’s caught up in the magic of his smile
\nAnd leap the heart within him went, when off across the floor he’s sent
\nHis clumsy body graceful as a child<\/p>\n

He said there’s magic in the fiddler’s arm, there’s magic in the town
\nThere’s magic in the dancer’s feet and the way they put them down
\nSmiling people everywhere, boots and ribbons, locks of hair
\nLaughter, old blue suits, and Easter gowns<\/p>\n

The sailor’s gone, the room is bare, the old piano’s sitting there
\nSomeone’s hat’s left hanging on the rack
\nThe empty chairs, the wooden floors, that feels the touch of shoes no more
\nWaiting for the dancers to come back<\/p>\n

And the fiddle’s in the closet of some daughter of the town
\nThe strings are broke, the bow is gone, and the case is button down
\nBut sometime on December nights, when the air is cold and the wind is right
\nThere’s a melody comes passing through the town<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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