Brendan Graham, Abby Molloy; Kevin Whyms & Desmond Earley -
Invisible Stars: Choral Works of Ireland & Scotland
Orphan Girl (Arr. Desmond Earley)
I am an orphan girl
In Westport I was found
The workhouse is my world
Since the praties took us down
What time in life is left to me
If I don't leave Westport town?
But the Crown is sending girls to sea
For far Australia bound
Sail, sail, sail me away
Sail to Australia
Sail, sail, sail me I pray
Sail me away to Australia
They say Australia's fine
They say Australia's fair
Australia's on my mind
And the fields of praties there
I pray when this inspection's done
That they'll say me fit to sail
For they don't just send out anyone
Oh Lord, don't see me fail
Sail, sail, sail me away
Sail to Australia
Sail, sail, sail me I pray
Sail me away to Australia
I am scarcely turned sixteen
But I'm ready now to go
I'm decent and I'm clean
Fit for any man to know
And I will be some good man's wife
If there I'll settle down
And find myself a better life
If I get to Sydney town
Sail, sail, sail me away
Sail to Australia
Sail, sail, sail me I pray
Sail me away to Australia
Sail me away, sail me I pray
Sail me away to Australia
I am an orphan girl
Oh, I am an orphan girl
In Westport I was found
The workhouse is my world
Since the praties took us down
What time in life is left to me
If I don't leave Westport town?
But the Crown is sending girls to sea
For far Australia bound
Sail, sail, sail me away
Sail to Australia
Sail, sail, sail me I pray
Sail me away to Australia
They say Australia's fine
They say Australia's fair
Australia's on my mind
And the fields of praties there
I pray when this inspection's done
That they'll say me fit to sail
For they don't just send out anyone
Oh Lord, don't see me fail
Sail, sail, sail me away
Sail to Australia
Sail, sail, sail me I pray
Sail me away to Australia
I am scarcely turned sixteen
But I'm ready now to go
I'm decent and I'm clean
Fit for any man to know
And I will be some good man's wife
If there I'll settle down
And find myself a better life
If I get to Sydney town
Sail, sail, sail me away
Sail to Australia
Sail, sail, sail me I pray
Sail me away to Australia
Sail me away, sail me I pray
Sail me away to Australia
I am an orphan girl
Oh, I am an orphan girl
Credits
Writer(s): Brendan Graham
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Other Album Tracks
- Mo Ghile Mear (Arr. Desmond Earley)
- Sun and Moon and Stars
- War
- Geantraí
- The Gartan Mother’s Lullaby
- The Coast of Galicia
- He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven
- Orphan Girl (Arr. Desmond Earley)
- Peace
- Black is the Colour of My True Love’s Hair
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