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The Fureys And Davey Arthur

The Old Man

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Singer/Songwriter

The Old Man was released on January 1, 1982 by Celtic Collections as a part of the album When You Were Sweet Sixteen

Song Details

AlbumWhen You Were Sweet Sixteen

Release DateJanuary 1, 1982

LabelBanshee Records

LanguageEnglish

Melodicness

Acousticness

Valence

Danceability

Energy

BPM111

OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

The Fureys

Performer

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Phil Coulter

Songwriter

Lyrics

The tears have all been she'd now,

We've said our last goodbyes.

His soul's been blest,

He's laid to rest,

And now I feel alone.

He was more then just my father,

My teacher, my best friend,

And he'll still be heard,

In the tunes we've shared,

When I play them on my own.

I never will forget him,

For he made me what I am.

Though he may be gone,

Memories linger on,

And I miss him, the old man.

As a boy, he'd take me walking,

By mountain, feild, and stream,

And he'd show me thing,

Not know to kids,

A secret between him and me.

Like the colors on a pheasant,

As he rises in the dawn,

Or how to fish, or make a wish,

Beside a fairy tree.

I never will forget him,

For he made me what I am.

Though he may be gone,

Memories linger on,

And I miss him, the old man.

I thought he'd live forever,

He seemed so big and strong,

But the minutes fly,

And the years roll by,

For a father and a son,

And suddenly when it happened,

There was so much left unsaid,

No second chance to tell him thanks,

For everything he'd done.

Oh, I never will forget him,

For he made me what I am,

Though he may be gone,

Memories linger on,

God I miss him, the old man.

Written by: Phil Coulter

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