The Shores Of The Swilly

The Shores Of The Swilly - Phil Coulter (菲爾·柯爾特)

By the shores of the Swilly

Two children at play

The king of the castle

The queen of the may

Just me and my sister

In a world of pretend

Where the sun would keep shining

The day never end

By the shores of the Swilly

Now with kids of our own

Another year over

And see how they've grown

Then we'd watch the last sunset

And walk arm in arm

Till I see you next summer;

God keep you from harm

And if I was a flier

Who crashed now and then

She would put me together

And fly me again

And if I was a flier

Who crashed now and then

She would put me together

And fly me again

By the shores of the Swilly

With an aching inside

I'll watch as her body is raised from

The tide

Her life has been taken

And I'll never know why

But I feel in that moment

A part of me died