Ballad of Lynn Tine

[R.E.T.S.]

Oh Lynn yer fine, yer hair is beaut
Yer skin perfect an' nose so cute
Yer everytin that Ay need
You look so nice in forest green

When Ay first heard your laugh, indeed
Ah looked up fer sure that Ah'd see'd
You flyin' dere wit a harp of gold
An' wings unfurled, an' shinin' sword

But dere you were on teh hill instead
Wit a ring of daisies atop your head
Teh prettiest ting that Ah ever saw
So Ah rammed pick in teh ground picked up my paw

Ah spoke at first and you did too
You laughed, we laughed, an' Ay loved you
Ay asked yer name, you said Lynn Tine
An' ya knew exactly what was on me mind

Ah went to yer Pa and he an' Ay talked
You an' Ay then went on plenty o'walks
We talked at length, but Ah never did know
That Rory O'Brian too wanted a go

At least not until he took you away
We hunted him down till in peat he lay
We found you dere and brought you home
And Ahm just now gettin' a moment alone

Dear Lynn Tine, yer always on me mind
An' in me heart Ah'll always find
Ya atop a hill wit daisies in yer hair
Waitin' fer me to hurry an' get there

But now, me Love, I've gotta depart
It's tearin' me eye an' breakin' me heart
But Ah'v got clan O'Brian teh make cold
Fer robbin' me of yer warmth to behold

Dear Lynn Tine, yer always on me mind
An' in me heart Ah'll always find
You top a hil with daisies in yer hair
Waitin' fer me to hurry an' get there
Waitin' fer me to hurry an' get there
Waitin' fer me to hurry an get there

[echo]

Nice! I loved this. My favorite part was:
"Dear Lynn Tine, yer always on me mind
An' in me heart Ah'll always find
Ya atop a hill wit daisies in yer hair
Waitin' fer me to hurry an' get there"
Love, love, love that

[R.E.T.S.]

Thanks, Echo! Yeah, I wanted a sort of Irish feel to this one... It came about because I've always wanted to write a so-called "Irish drinking song," and if you know any of those, then you know they're either about fighting or death! lol

Anyway- That was the motivation.

[echo]

Aug 16, 2011 8:47:28 GMT -5 R.E.T.S. said:

Thanks, Echo! Yeah, I wanted a sort of Irish feel to this one... It came about because I've always wanted to write a so-called "Irish drinking song," and if you know any of those, then you know they're either about fighting or death! lol

Anyway- That was the motivation. :)

I love it!! I LOVE Irish drinking songs. Not that I know a lot of them or anything.. but the ones I've heard I like LOL

[penpal]

I wanted to grab a Guinness after reading that! Nice flow. To take that different dialect and create something that seemed to flow with relative ease, I'm green wit envy.

[R.E.T.S.]

Thanks, Penpal! Thank you also for the kind words- When I first wrote it, I didn't think the one line worked: "waitin' fer me to hurry an' get there." Then, when I actually sung it to tune... Well, it flowed quite well, actually.

Thanks for reading, and may Irish eyes smile upon ye!