White Swans and Black
Barroom Hero
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This is a poem from a Liam Clancy and Tommy Makem album called Two for the Early Dew. I am unsure who wrote it, but I would assume it was either by Liam or Tommy. I also listened to the CD to get the words, but it should be just like the original.
White Swans and Black
With winter at the mouth, white swans have gone
and the black, proceeding south down the grey dawn.
Cry after them, cry out over the town,
Ensnare them with a shout, "Bring the swans down."
The summer flies away where the swans crossed
And streaks across the grey, south golden lost.
No man may call them back, once the swans fly,
the white swans and the black, down the grey sky.
White Swans and Black
With winter at the mouth, white swans have gone
and the black, proceeding south down the grey dawn.
Cry after them, cry out over the town,
Ensnare them with a shout, "Bring the swans down."
The summer flies away where the swans crossed
And streaks across the grey, south golden lost.
No man may call them back, once the swans fly,
the white swans and the black, down the grey sky.
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"and it's one for the morning glory
two for the early dew
three for the man who can stand his ground
and four for the love of you..."
No one does it like Liam and Tommy though.