Lyrics - The Great Silkie by Adria

An earthly nurse sits and sings
And aye she sings of lily-wean
Saying "
Little ken
I my bairn's father
Far less the land that he comes from"
So he came one night to her bed feet
And a grumbly guest
I'm sure was he
Saying "
Here am
I thy bairn's father
Although
I be not comely"
And he had taken a purse of gold
And he had placed it on her knee
Saying "
Give to me my little young son
And take thee up thy nurse's fee
For
I am a man upon the land
And
I am a
Silkie on the sea
And when
I'm far and far from land
My home it is in
Sule
Skerry
For it shall come to pass on a summer's day
When the sun shines bright on every stone
I'll come and fetch my little young son
And teach him how to swim the foam
And ye shall marry a gunner good
And a right fine gunner
I'm sure he'll be
And the very first shot that ever he shoots
Will kill both my young son and me
For
I am a man upon the land
And
I am a
Silkie on the sea
And when
I'm far and far from land
My home it is in
Sule
Skerry"

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