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SULE SKERRY (Barbara Dickson / Kevin McAlea) recorded by Barbara Dixon AN earthly nooris sits and spins And aye she sings ba lilley wain, Sayin' little ken I my bairn's father, Far less the land that he bides in! And he was there at her bedfoot And a grumlie guest,I'm sure, was he, Sayin', "Here am I Thy bairn's father, Although I be not comely" I am a man upon the land And I am a Silkie in the sea, But when I'm far and far frae land My home it is in Sule Skerry. Then he's ta'en oot a purse o' gold And he has thrown upon her knee, Sayin', "Gi tae me my bonny wee son And tak' thee up thy nooris fee!" But it'll come to pass on a summer's day When the sun shines bright on every stane, That I'll come and tak' my bonny wee son And teach him how to swim the fame. And you shall marry a gunner good And a proud gunner I'm sure he'll be! But the very first shot that e'er he fires, He'll kill both your young son and me! I am a man upon the land And I am a Silkie in the sea, But when I'm far and far frae land My home it is in Sule Skerry. (Transcribed by Peter Akers - February 2021)

    





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