Hush Little Baby

The Star of Logy Bay - Ed McCurdy

Written by：Traditional

Ye ladies and ye gentlemen I pray you lend an ear

While I locate the residence of a lovely charmer fair

The curling of her yellow locks first stole my heart away

And her place of habitation is down in Logy Bay

It was on a summer's evening this little place I found

I met her aged father who did me sore confound

Saying If you address my daughter I'll send her far away

And she never will return again while you're in Logy Bay

How could you be so cruel as to part me from my love

Her tender heart beats in her

Breast as constant as a dove

Oh Venus was no fairer nor the lovely month of May

May heaven above shower down it's love on the star of Logy

Bay

'Twas on the very next evaning he went to St John's town

And engaged for her a passage in a vessel outward bound

He robbed me of my heart's delight and sent her far away

And he left me here downhearted for the star of Logy Bay

Oh now I'll go a roaming I can no longer stay

I'll search the wide world over in every count er ie

I'll search in vain through France and Spain likewise Americay

On till I sight my heart's delight the star of Logy Bay

Now to conclude and finish the truth to you I'll tell

Between Torbay and Outer Cove 'tis there my love did dwell

The finest girl that graced our Isle so every one did say

May heaven above send down it's love on the star of Logy

Bay