Dec. 16th, 2011

learnteach: (helmhead)
Oh, all the money that e'er I spent,
I spent it in good company,
and all the harm that e'er I did,
alas, it was to none but me.
And all that I've done for want of wit
to memory now I can't recall,
so fill for me the parting glass;
good night, and joy be with you all.

Oh, all the comrades that e'er I had
were sorry for my going away,
and all the sweethearts that e'er I had
would beg me one more day to stay.
But since it falls unto my lot
that I should rise and you should not,
I'll gently rise and softly call,
"Good night, and joy be with you all."

Oh, of all the good time's that we've had;
In memory I keep them all,
and if to you I was ever bad--
I'll hope you'll forgive, or not recall
But Amanda Gerhard Kendal you've inspired me,
and many more as I can see--
So I'll gently sing, and share a parting glass;
"The joy you brought will never pass."

First 2 verses, folk trad, best version for me done by Leigh Ann Hussey of Annwn;
Third verse my own, in loving memory of Baroness Amanda/Nancy Stevens, who because of geography I will not see in this life again (although she is still here.)
Thank you, Nancy, you are an inspiration to me, and many.

(Amanda Gerhard Kendal doesn't scan as well as others, but it's what Facebook allows.)

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