Debra Cowan - Verdant Braes of Skreen (trad) Lyrics
As I rode out one evening fairBy the verdant braes of SkreenI put my back to the mossy treeTo view the sun in the west countryAnd the dew on the forest greenA lad I spied by Owen's sideAnd a maiden by his kneeAnd he was dark as the very brown woodAnd she all whey and wan to seeAll whey and wan was she"Sit you down on the grass," said he."On the dewy grass so greenFor the wee birds all have come and goneSince I my love I have seen,” he said“Since I my love I have seen""Oh I'll not sit on the grass," said she"Nor a love I’ll be of thineFor I hear you love a Connaught maidAnd your heart's no longer mine," she said"And your heart's no longer mine.""And I'll not heed what the old man saysFor his days are well nigh doneAnd I'll not heed what the young man saysFor he's fair to many the one," she said."Yes he's fair to many a one.""But I will climb a high, high treeAnd I'll rob a wild bird's nestAnd I'll bring back what find thereTo the arms that I love best," she said."To the arms that I love best."As I rode out one evening fairBy the verdant braes of SkreenI put my back to the mossy treeTo view the sun in the west countryAnd the dew on the forest green
