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Jacqui Dankworth - On Raglan Road Lyrics



Jacqui Dankworth - On Raglan Road Lyrics




On Raglan Road of an autumn day
I saw her first and knew
That her dark hair would weave a snare
That I might one day rue

I saw the danger, and I passed
Along the enchanted way
And I said, ""Let grief be a falling leaf
At the dawning of the day""

On Grafton Street in November
We tripped lightly along the ledge
Of a deep ravine where can be seen
The worth of passions pledged

The Queen of Hearts still making tarts
And I not making hay
Oh, I loved too much and by such, by such
Is happiness thrown away

I gave her gifts of the mind
I gave her the secret sign
Known to the artists who have known
The true gods of sound and stone

In word and tint I did not stint
I gave her poems to say
With her own name there and her own dark hair
Like clouds over fields of May

On a quiet street where old ghosts meet
I see her walking now
Away from me so hurriedly
My reason must allow

That I had loved not as I should
A creature made of clay
When the angel woos the clay
He'd lose his wings at the dawn of day
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On Raglan Road of an autumn day
I saw her first and knew
That her dark hair would weave a snare
That I might one day rue

I saw the danger, and I passed
Along the enchanted way
And I said, ""Let grief be a falling leaf
At the dawning of the day""

On Grafton Street in November
We tripped lightly along the ledge
Of a deep ravine where can be seen
The worth of passions pledged

The Queen of Hearts still making tarts
And I not making hay
Oh, I loved too much and by such, by such
Is happiness thrown away

I gave her gifts of the mind
I gave her the secret sign
Known to the artists who have known
The true gods of sound and stone

In word and tint I did not stint
I gave her poems to say
With her own name there and her own dark hair
Like clouds over fields of May

On a quiet street where old ghosts meet
I see her walking now
Away from me so hurriedly
My reason must allow

That I had loved not as I should
A creature made of clay
When the angel woos the clay
He'd lose his wings at the dawn of day
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Writer: Patrick Kavanagh
Copyright: Lyrics © O/B/O DistroKid




Jacqui Dankworth - On Raglan Road Video
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Performed By: Jacqui Dankworth
Language: English
Length: 4:33
Written by: Patrick Kavanagh

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