[00:00.00]An Emigrant's Daughter - WordHarmonic
[00:19.26]Oh please ne'er forget me
[00:22.99]Though waves now lie o'er me
[00:26.92]I was once young and
[00:29.43]Pretty and my spirit ran free
[00:34.62]But destiny tore me from
[00:39.11]Country and loved ones
[00:42.33]And from the new land
[00:46.54]I was never to see
[00:50.08]A poor emigrant's daughter
[00:53.88]Too frightened to know
[00:57.71]I was leaving forever
[01:02.01]The land of my soul
[01:05.66]Amid struggle and fear
[01:09.45]My parents did pray
[01:13.25]To place courage to leave
[01:16.77]O'er the longing to stay
[01:25.13]They spoke of a new land
[01:28.82]Far away 'cross the sea
[01:32.63]And of peace and good fortune
[01:36.52]For my brothers and me
[01:40.36]So we parted from townland
[01:44.30]With much weeping and pain
[01:48.16]'Kissed the loved ones and
[01:50.56]The friends we would ne'er see again
[01:55.80]The vessel was crowded
[01:59.38]With disquieted folk
[02:03.59]The escape from past hardship
[02:07.84]Sustaining their hope
[02:11.18]But as the last glimpse of
[02:14.43]Ireland faded into the mist
[02:19.12]Each one fought back tears
[02:22.46]And felt strangely alone
[02:30.88]The seas roared in anger
[02:34.62]Making desperate our plight
[02:38.46]And a fever came o'er me
[02:42.56]That worsened next night
[02:46.20]Then delirium possessed
[02:49.82]Me and clouded my mind
[02:53.96]And I for a moment saw
[02:58.30]That land left behind
[03:01.72]I could hear in the distance
[03:05.28]My dear mother's wailing
[03:09.49]And the prayers of three
[03:13.50]Brothers that I'd see no more
[03:17.19]And I felt father's tears
[03:21.03]As he begged for forgiveness
[03:24.97]For seeking a new life on
[03:28.97]The still distant shore
[03:49.33]Oh please ne'er forget me
[03:54.59]Though waves now lie o'er me
[03:59.83]I was once young and pretty
[04:04.23]And my spirit ran free
[04:08.69]But destiny tore me from
[04:13.68]Country and loved ones
[04:17.56]And from the new land
[04:22.47]I was never to see