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• The Nightingale - Dubliners
• The Nightingale - Trisha Yearwood
• The Nightingale - Jennifer Warnes
• The Nightingale - Julee Cruise
• The Nightingale - Angelo Badalamenti
• The Nightingale - Spailpin

As I went a walking one morning in May
I met a young couple so far did we stray
And one was a young maid so sweet and so fair
And the other was a soldier and a brave Grenadier
And they kissed so sweet and comforting
As they clung to each other
They went arm in arm along the road
Like sister and brother
They went arm in arm along the road
Til they came to a stream
And they both sat down together, love
To hear the nightingale sing
Out of his knapsack he took a fine fiddle
He played her such merry tunes that you ever did hear
He played her such merry tunes that the valley did ring
And softly cried the fair maid as the nightingale sings
And they kissed so sweet and comforting
As they clung to each other
They went arm in arm along the road
Like sister and brother
They went arm in arm along the road
Til they came to a stream
And they both sat down together, love
To hear the nightingale sing
Oh, I'm off to India for seven long years
Drinking wines and strong whiskies instead of strong
beer
And if ever I return again 'twill be in the spring
And we'll both sit down together love to hear the
nightingale sing
And they kissed so sweet and comforting
As they clung to each other
They went arm in arm along the road
Like sister and brother
They went arm in arm along the road
Til they came to a stream
And they both sat down together, love
To hear the nightingale sing
"Well then", says the fair maid, "will you marry me?"
"Oh no", says the soldier, "however can that be?"
For I've my own wife at home in my own country
And she is the finest little maid that you ever did see
And they kissed so sweet and comforting
As they clung to each other
They went arm in arm along the road
Like sister and brother
They went arm in arm along the road
Til they came to a stream
And they both sat down together, love

Yesterday I thought that I walked alone
And that love was just a memory
But a nightingale followed me back home
And my love was waiting there for me
I had lost my faith as lovers often do
When the storm clouds gather overhead
But the nightingale sang a note so true
That I knew I'd lost my fear instead
And to think that I said love was for fools
And that time would never heal these old wounds
But the nightingale saved a prayer for me
In the twilight he played a faithful tune
I have heard the lark over in the vale
And I've heard the lonesome whippoorwill
But the sweetest song is the nightingale's

Yesterday, I thought that I walked alone
And that love was just a memory
But a nightingale followed me back home
Where my love was waiting there for me
I have lost my faith as lovers often do
When the storm clouds gather overhead
But a nightingale sang a note so true
That I knew I'd lost my fear instead
And to think that I said,"Love was for fools"
And that time would never heal
These old wounds
But the nightingale saved a prayer for me
In the twilight, he played a faithful true
I have heard the lark over the vale
And I've heard the lonesome whippoorwill
But the sweetest song is the nightingale's
And I know I'll never get my fill
And to think that I said,"Love for fools"
And that time would never heal these old wounds
But the nightingale saved a prayer for me

The nightingale
It said to me
'There is a love
Meant for me'
The nightingale
It flew to me
And told me
That it found my love
He said one day
'I'll meet you'
Our hearts will fly
With the nightingale
The nightingale
He told me
One day
'You will be with me'
The nightingale
Said he knew
'That your love
Would find my love one day'
My heart flies
With the nightingale
Through the night
All across the world
I long to see you
To touch you
To love you

The nightingale
It said to me
There is a love
Meant for me
The nightingale
It flew to me
And told me
That it found my love
He said one day
I'll meet you
Our hearts will fly
With the nightingale
The nightingale
He told me
One day
You will be with me
The nightingale
Said he knew
That your love
Would find my love one day
My heart flies
With the nightingale
Through the night
All across the world
I long to see you
To touch you
To love you

As I was a walking and a rambling on day,
I spied a young couple so fondly did stray.
And one was a young maide, so sweet and so fair,
And the other one was a soldier and a brave Grenadier.
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And they kissed so sweet and comforting as they clung
to each other.
They went arm and arm down the road like sister and
brother.
They went arm and arm down the road till they came to a
stream,
and they both sat down together, love, to hear the
nightingale sing.
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Then out of his knapsack he drew a fine fiddle.
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And he played her such merry tunes that you ever did
hear.
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And he played her such merry tunes that the valleys did
ring.
"Oh",softly cried the fair maide,"hear the Nightingale
sing."
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"Oh",then said the fair maide,"won't you merry me?"
"Oh no", said the soldier, "however could that be?"
"For I've me own wife at home in the old country,"
"And she is the fairest little thing that you ever did
see."
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"Now I'm off to India for several long years,"
"Drinkin' Wine and strong whiskey instead of pale
beer."
"But if ever I return again, it will be in the spring,"
"And we'll both sit down together,Love, to hear the