Presidents and Ghosts
from Easy Come Easy Go by Davie Furey
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lyrics
From the western shore
To the eastern coast
Some turned into presidents
Some turned into ghosts
Farewell to that coastline
That coastline is my home
I’ll leave it all behind
Got to go it alone
Chorus
Eighteen forty five
Trying to stay alive
These dirty grey streets
I’d gladly swap for my mountain side
My family is gone now
These vicious waves I ride
Eighteen forty five
Trying to stay alive
The coffin ships they sailed
For manys’ a lonely week
Diseased rats and a starving race
Survival is all they’d seek
They brought their pipes and whistles
And the songs of ‘98
The prayed for the ones that they left behind
To get through New York’s gate
Chorus
We’ll work night and day sir
Till the setting of the sun
We’ll build the roads and the railway lines
Whatever needs to be done
The wailing is in their ears
And the loneliness stayed in their hearts
All they could see through their tear filled eyes
Was the ocean that kept them apart
Chorus
To the eastern coast
Some turned into presidents
Some turned into ghosts
Farewell to that coastline
That coastline is my home
I’ll leave it all behind
Got to go it alone
Chorus
Eighteen forty five
Trying to stay alive
These dirty grey streets
I’d gladly swap for my mountain side
My family is gone now
These vicious waves I ride
Eighteen forty five
Trying to stay alive
The coffin ships they sailed
For manys’ a lonely week
Diseased rats and a starving race
Survival is all they’d seek
They brought their pipes and whistles
And the songs of ‘98
The prayed for the ones that they left behind
To get through New York’s gate
Chorus
We’ll work night and day sir
Till the setting of the sun
We’ll build the roads and the railway lines
Whatever needs to be done
The wailing is in their ears
And the loneliness stayed in their hearts
All they could see through their tear filled eyes
Was the ocean that kept them apart
Chorus
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from Easy Come Easy Go,
released May 5, 2015
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Davie Furey Ireland
One of Ireland’s most beloved and respected musicians and songwriters, Davie Furey, is to embark on his first headline tour of Ireland in 5 years. Davie is set to release a brand new album of 9 original compositions titled Glimpses of the Truth, which will be released March 22nd 2024. He is set to play 12 dates around Ireland. ... more
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