Pleasant and Delightful<br>
Pleasant and Delightful<br>
Traditional<br>
Full song: MP3 (1.1 meg)<br>
Pleasant and Delightful is performed by href="brian_hart.htm">Brian Hart<br>
<br>
Notes: This song is also sometimes known as The Dawning of<br>
the Day, but that title is also used by at least one other song and several<br>
tunes. The band Stockton's Wing recorded a nice version of this song<br>
on their self-titled album, released around 1970.<br>
Brian<br>
adds: I learned this song from Eileen O'Connor when she came to St. Louis<br>
during<br>
the Comhaltas tour of 1998 and performed in Sheldon concert hall. Though<br>
some<br>
singers say "West Indies" in the second verse, East Indies is most<br>
appropriate for the time in which it was composed...during colonization of<br>
the<br>
East Indies by England.<br>
It was pleasant and delightful on a bright summer's morn<br>
When the green fields and the meadows were covered with corn<br>
And the blackbirds and thrushes sitting on every green spray<br>
And the larks they sang melodious at the dawning of the day<br>
And the larks, they sang melodious (x3)<br>
At the dawning of the day.<br>
A sailor and his true love went walking one day<br>
Said the sailor to his true love I'm bound far away<br>
I'm bound for the East Indies where the loud cannons roar<br>
So tis fare you well my Nancy, you're the girl that I adore<br>
So tis fare you well my Nancy (x3)<br>
You're the girl that I adore<br>
A ring from his finger he instantly drew<br>
Saying take this and keep it; my heart will go too<br>
And as they stood embracing, tears from her eyes fell<br>
Saying' May I go along with you, Oh no my love farewell<br>
Saying' May I go along with you (x3)<br>
Oh no my love farewell<br>
So tis fare you well Nancy, I can no longer stay<br>
For the topsail is hoisted and the anchor is weighed<br>
And the ship she stands now lies waiting for the next flowing tide<br>
And if ever I return again I will make you my bride<br>
And if ever I return again (x3)<br>
I will make you my bride<br>
As Jimmy was sailing, all at his heart's content<br>
The ship struck a rock and to the bottom she went<br>
And Nancy she lies waiting, all alone to complain<br>
For the loss of her Jimmy who died upon the Main.<br>
For the loss of her Jimmy (x3)<br>
Who died upon the Main.<br>