Words to "The Foggy Dew"

[fearfaoin]

Verse 2 as I have it;

Right proudly high over Dublin Town
they hung out the flag of war
'Twas better to die 'neath an Irish sky
than to live beneath the tyrants reign.
And from the plains of Royal Meath
strong men came hurrying through
While Britannia's Huns, with their long range guns
sailed in through the foggy dew

The change to the story doesn't bother me much;
I've changed lyrics before myself. But usually I do
so to make the line fit tighter or to make a better
rhyme. But this change actually breaks the rhyme
and that I cannot forgive.

[fiddlerwill]

Fair enough, but funnily it never seems to create a noticeable break. It seems to fit naturally. I cant recall where or from whom I got these lyrics, some busker no doubt

[dubhlinn]

As much as I love Sinead..I just know that her version is based on this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35CBWwy98nc

Enjoy,
D.

[dubhlinn]

Not to be confused with this....which is also called "The Foggy Dew"..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0n8k50Sl5w

Slan,
D.

[s1m0n]

But usually I do
so to make the line fit tighter or to make a better
rhyme. But this change actually breaks the rhyme
and that I cannot forgive. :tomato:

One is reminded of PG Wodehouse's observation that in the song Loch Lomond, the quatrain:

Oh, ye'll tak' the high road and I'll tak' the low road,
And I'll be in Scotland afore ye,
But me and my true love will never meet again,
On the bonny, bonny sides O' Loch Lomond.

Contains the somewhat daring rhyme of "afore ye" and "Loch Lomond".

[dubhlinn]

But usually I do
so to make the line fit tighter or to make a better
rhyme. But this change actually breaks the rhyme
and that I cannot forgive.

One is reminded of PG Wodehouse's observation that in the song Loch Lomond, the quatrain:

Oh, ye'll tak' the high road and I'll tak' the low road,
And I'll be in Scotland afore ye,
But me and my true love will never meet again,
On the bonny, bonny sides O' Loch Lomond.

Contains the somewhat daring rhyme of "afore ye" and "Loch Lomond".

Lovely.

The only bit of P.G. I ever got around to reading was about the oldest golfer...a collection of storys which were brilliant in the description, and definition, of boring old guys.
Must get around to reading some more...
Slan,
D.

[benhall.1]

I got put off PG Wodehouse when I found out what he did in the war. I know he was probably a fool, rather than wicked, but I can't help thinking about it whenever I hear his name.