Ringsend Rose lyrics
Brendan GraceIn Dublin Town there lives a girl
Fairer than the flower I'm wearin'
Rose Donoghue - all fresh and new
And I love her past all carin'
And there she goes my Ringsend Rose
In God's Garden there's none rarer
And there she goes my Ringsend Rose
Dublin Town has seen none fairer
Sweet seventeen, my seamstress queen
She's no bigger than a thimble
Soft satin skin, street Arab's grin
Sure she makes the work look simple
And there she goes my Ringsend Rose
In God's Garden there's none rarer
And there she goes my Ringsend Rose
Dublin Town has seen none fairer
Three yards of lace to walk with grace
And a golden ring she's askin'
The savin's slow - ah but still I know
That our love is ever-lasting
And there she goes my Ringsend Rose
In God's Garden there's none rarer
And there she goes my Ringsend Rose
Dublin Town has seen none fairer... x2
Song Details
Writer: Pete St. John
Brief: The song is about a girl from Ringsend in Dublin, Ireland. The narrator talks about his sweetheart, Rose Donoghue - her beauty, his love for her and the desire to marry her one day.
References:
Ringsend a southside inner suburb of Dublin, Ireland.
seamstress - a woman who sews - esp one who makes her living by sewing.
Street Arab - a homeless child, esp one who survives by begging and stealing; urchin
Category: Irish Folk
Covers: The Dublin City Ramblers, Barnbrack, Harry O'Donoghue, Patsy Watchorn...
Album: Songs for the Gathering (July 06, 2012)
