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Stirling-O Lyrics by Gary Shearston

Folk Songs and Ballads of Australia

2013

No lark ascending rides the sky
Nor leaves with early plaintive cry
But I must bid a last goodbye
My last farewell to Stirling O
Though far away my heart's with you
Those happy hours from us they flew
And I must bid a sad adieu
A last farewell to Stirling O
No more I'll wander through the glen
Or rob the roost of the pheasant hen
Nor chase the rabbit to its den
When I [?] far from Stirling O
My comrades all now grieve for me
And one request I'll ask of ye
My faithful dog ye'll keep for me
When I am far from Stirling O
Though far away my heart's with you
Those happy hours from us they flew
And I must bid a sad adieu
A last farewell to Stirling O
Now fare you well my Jeannie dear
I hope you'll find another dear
And shed ye not a bitter tear
When I am far from Stirling O
Though far away my heart's with you
Those happy hours from us they flew
And I must bid a sad adieu
A last farewell to Stirling O
So fare you well for I am bound
For twenty years to Van Diemen's Land
Think of me and what I've done
When I am far from Stirling O
Though far away my heart's with you
Those happy hours from us they flew
And I must bid a sad adieu
A last farewell to Stirling O
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Gary Shearston

Gary Shearston

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"Stirling-O" appears on "Folk Songs and Ballads of Australia" in 2013.

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