{"id":1660,"date":"2008-03-17T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-03-17T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beerbellyband.com\/lambs-on-the-green-hills"},"modified":"2008-03-17T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-03-17T11:00:00","slug":"lambs-on-the-green-hills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beerbellyband.com\/en\/lambs-on-the-green-hills\/","title":{"rendered":"LAMBS ON THE GREEN HILLS"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

The lambs on the green hills, they sport and they play
\nAnd many strawberries grow round the salt sea
\nHow sad is my heart when my love is away
\nHow many’s the ships sails the ocean<\/p>\n

The bride and the bride’s party to church they did go
\nThe bride she rode foremost, she bears the best show
\nBut I followed after with my heart filled with woe
\nTo see my love wed to another<\/p>\n

The first place I saw her was in the church stand
\nGold rings on her fingers and her love by the hand
\nSays I, ma wee lassie, I will be the man
\nAltho you are wed to another<\/p>\n

The next place I saw her was on the way home
\nI ran on before her, not knowing where to roam
\nSays I, ma wee lassie, I’ll be by your side
\nAltho you are wed to another<\/p>\n

Stop, stop, says the groomsman, til I speak a word
\nWill you venture your life on the point of my sword
\nFor courting so slowly you’ve lost this fair maid
\nSo, begone for you’ll never enjoy her<\/p>\n

O make now my grave, both large, wide and deep
\nAnd sprinkle it over with flowers so sweet
\nAnd lay me down in ti to take my last sleep
\nFor that’s the best way to forget her<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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