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Arranmore
992
Folk
Arranmore was released on January 1, 1992 by Cooking Vinyl as a part of the album Out in the Open
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Release DateJanuary 1, 1992
LabelCooking Vinyl
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM157

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Goats Don't Shave
Goats Don't Shave
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Pat Gallagher
Pat Gallagher
Composer

Lyrics

We gathered in the evening
We scattered with the first light of the dawn
To say farewell to Arran
'Cause me and Sally Coyle was moving on
Our last night on the island
Sally sang "The Rose", made father cry
And when the song was over said goodbye
Oh, and the seagulls screamed above us
As we pulled out from the pier
Through the misty morning rain
The island slowly disappeared
We sat on empty barrels of beer
Was drunk the night before
And I cursed the day I left Arranmore
An island man, a fisherman
The only kind of life I ever knew
To filling skips with shovels
Down a tunnel with a different kind of crew
A twelve hour shift, a raging thirst
You took your chances, money in your hand
And you left it in the pubs of Birmingham
There was Early and O'Donnell
Gallagher and Boyle
Doherty and Sweeney
Bonner, Cox and Coyle
They called them the Tunnel Tigers
One could do the work of four
And proud they spoke the name Arranmore
The bottle got O'Donnell
A falling rock flattened Sweeney's head
I haven't worked in seven years
Now Sally's gone and so's me bloody legs
Whatever lies before me
Win or lose, there's one thing I know
I'll be in a box next time I go below
'Cause in my dreams I see the ghosts of men
Still digging underground
Forever lost, not knowing
Which way's up and which way's down
Murphy's Law came knocking
And I opened up the door
And I cursed the day I left Arranmore
Written by: Pat Gallagher
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