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PERFORMING ARTISTS
John Spillane
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COMPOSITION & LYRICS
John Spillane
Composer
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About a mile from Mallow town, there is a place called
Lover's Leap, a beauty spot of great renown, a jagged rock
That rises steep, a lonely cliff above the deep, black water
The gentry planted all these trees, the oak, the beech and the
Lonely pine, and courting couples sometimes please to wander there
And take their time and breathe the beauty by the shining river
About a hundred years ago, or so the local people tell
Under a weight of great sorrow, a handsome courting
Couple fell to their doom inside the dark, black water
Lovers leap together in endless peace, forever in blissful sleep
A Catholic and Protestant had fallen for each other's charms
Their families would not consent, they fled and sought each
Other's arms, they sought each other's arms and fled and
Dived into their marriage bed inside the cold, black water
They reached the rocky height that night, one last kiss, one
Last embrace, they cried and held each other tight and stepping
Into endless space, they wandered out into the air and left
This earth forever more and reached the sad, black water
Their bodies wrapped in endless night, their souls sailed on into the
Bright, encircling stars and the caring moon, the sun shone down upon
Their love from heaven's branches high above the dark, black water
Lovers leap together in endless peace, forever in blissful sleep
The priest, he offered up the host, the river offered
Up the moon, and Jesus wept to see his name divided in
A crazy game, and Mary sent an angel down, who wandered
On to Mallow town and reached the great, black water
Lovers leap together in endless peace, forever in blissful sleep
Lovers leap together in endless peace, forever in blissful sleep
About a mile from Mallow town, there is a place called
Lover's Leap, a beauty spot of great renown, a jagged rock
That rises steep, a lonely cliff above the deep, black water
Written by: John Spillane
