FROM AN ISLAND TO AN ISLAND
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Time signature: 3/4 (waltz time)
Tempo: moderate. |
Loyola Hearn, Kevin Collins
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UNDER CONSTRUCTION: The youTube keys need to be checked.
An Accordion Tune to Learn "BY EAR"
Verses 1 & 2 (of 4)
My father left old Ireland so many years ago,
He left his home in Galway where the green, green shamrocks grow.
He met my darling mother on a boat to Newfoundland,
And it didn't take him long before he'd won her heart and hand.
They both came to this island as happy as could be,
To settle down together and raise a family.
They built a little cottage and started to combine,
The green of the shamrock with the green of the pine.
Chorus:
From an island to an island, from the green to the green,
They left their homes to settle in a place they'd never seen.
They exchanged the hills of Newfoundland for the ones they'd left behind,
And the green of the shamrock for the green of the pine.
My father left old Ireland so many years ago,
He left his home in Galway where the green, green shamrocks grow.
He met my darling mother on a boat to Newfoundland,
And it didn't take him long before he'd won her heart and hand.
They both came to this island as happy as could be,
To settle down together and raise a family.
They built a little cottage and started to combine,
The green of the shamrock with the green of the pine.
Chorus:
From an island to an island, from the green to the green,
They left their homes to settle in a place they'd never seen.
They exchanged the hills of Newfoundland for the ones they'd left behind,
And the green of the shamrock for the green of the pine.
Embedded youTube VIDEOS
Total of 12 videos in various keys: A = 6, D = 1, G = 5
Total of 12 videos in various keys: A = 6, D = 1, G = 5
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Key: A
Singer: Kevin Collins Posted by: Kevin Collins This video includes only the first two verses and chorus. |
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Key: A
Singer: Kevin Collins Posted by: IrishMusicCountry Same key, singer and music as previous video, but including all four verses. |
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Key: A
Group: The Baccalieu Rovers Posted by: Gerard Broderick |
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Sheldon Key: A
Performers: ? Posted by: Sheldon B |
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Key: G
Performers: Everett Brett and Brent Walbourne Posted by: Diane Davis An instrumental performance. |
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Key: G
Group: The Shoreliners Posted by: cockandbullbar Performing at the Kelligrew's Soiree, July 10, 2011. |
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Key: A
Singer: Gord Fudge Posted by: ellafudge Performing at the Garrick Theater, Bonavista, NL. A bit of a noisy recording, but it does includes the full song. |
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Key: A
Singer: Gord Fudge Posted by: ellafudge Same key, singer and music as previous video, but with much less noise in background. However, the video starts after the song itself has begun. |
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Key: G
Singer: Richard Woodrow Posted by: TheNewfoundlandMusic |
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Key: G
Accordionist: "Uncle Bill" Posted by: jaquestrap91 |
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Key: G
Accordionist: April ? Posted by: April O |
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Key: D
Performer: Mike ? Posted by: mike1409040 |
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Background Materials, Information & Links
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Lyrics:
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Verses 1 & 2 (Sing chorus after verse 2):
My father left old Ireland so many years ago, He left his home in Galway where the green, green shamrocks grow; He met my darling mother on a boat to Newfoundland, And it didn't take him long before he'd won her heart and hand. They both came to this island as happy as could be, To settle down together and raise a family; They built a little cottage and started to combine, The green of the shamrock with the green of the pine. Chorus: From an island to an island, from the green to the green, They left their homes to settle in a place they'd never seen; They exchanged the hills of Newfoundland for the ones they'd left behind, And the green of the shamrock for the green of the pine. Verses 3 & 4 (sing chorus after verse 4): As their family grew around them, their eyes shone bright with pride, They'd go to church each sunday morn', strolling side by side; Each evening 'round the turf-fire to heaven would ascend, The decades of the rosary for all in Ireland. Now the years passed by so quickly, and death we all must face, We laid our loving parents in their final resting place; Yet they taught me to be thankful for this heritage that's mine, The green of the shamrock and the green of the pine. |
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Background Links:
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Click HERE for biographical info on Loyola Hearn (lyrics).
Click HERE for biographical information on Kevin Collins (music). |