So funny! I was just listening to this song last night. A fave of my Dad & I. ♥

Thanks so much for posting "Fionnghuala" - 2 versions!! -- I have a teen musician in my house who was just floored by it.

Awesome And since you asked, there are two versions of Fionnghuala's Bothy that I could find


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Ya! Got me a wee bit of Irish appreciation.

In reply to this comment by Fusionaut:
Another Bothy Band fan? Fantastic!
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Another Bothy Band fan? Fantastic!
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Bothy Band!! awesome!!
We listened to them on a long road trip years ago.
Do you know "Fionnghuala"? I'd love to hear that again..

Ta-da!!>> ^taranimator:

Bothy Band!! awesome!!
We listened to them on a long road trip years ago.
Do you know "Fionnghuala"? I'd love to hear that again..

Bothy Band!! awesome!!
We listened to them on a long road trip years ago.
Do you know "Fionnghuala"? I'd love to hear that again..

Hey Ghark, thank you for posting the english lyrics for that tune! I know it was a year ago but it's never too late to say thanks!
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These appear to be the english lyrics:

The blacksmith said, "I'll wait"
The blacksmith said, "I'll go"
The blacksmith said, in his confusion
Standing at the door of the barn
That he was going to go courting

Chorus (after each verse):
Island of bothies, of bothies
Island of bothies, of bothies
Island of bothies, of bothies
Fingal's bothies
Island of bothies, of bothies
Island of bothies, of bothies
Island of bothies, of bothies
Fingal's bothies

I'd knock spots off the birds
I'd knock spots off the hakes
Little lythes of the sea
We would take a while hauling them in
If our hand lines last

We got nothing here
We got nothing here
We got nothing here
We would take a while hauling them in
If our hand lines last

I'd knock spots off the birds
I'd knock spots off the hakes
Little lythes of the sea
We would take a while hauling them in
If our hand lines last

We got nothing here
We got nothing here
We got nothing here
We would take a while hauling them in
If our hand lines last

The blacksmith said, "I'll wait"
The blacksmith said, "I'll go"
The blacksmith said, in his confusion
Standing at the door of the barn
That he was going to go courting