Loreena McKennitt — As I Roved Out
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And who are you, me pretty fair maid, and who are you, me honey?
And who are you, me pretty fair maid, and who are you, me honey?
She answered me quite modestly, "I am me mother's darling"
With me too-ry-ay, fol-de-diddle-day, di-re fol-de-diddle dai-rie oh
And will you come to me mother's house, when the moon is shining clearly
And will you come to me mother's house, when the moon is shining clearly
I'll open the door and I'll let you in, and divil 'o one would hear us
With me too-ry-ay, fol-de-diddle-day, di-re fol-de-diddle dai-rie oh
So I went to her house in the middle of the night, when the moon was shining clearly
So I went to her house in the middle of the night, when the moon was shining clearly
She opened the door and she let me in, and divil the one did hear us
With me too-ry-ay, fol-de-diddle-day, di-re fol-de-diddle dai-rie oh
She took me horse by the bridle and the bit, and led him to the stable
She took me horse by the bridle and the bit, and led him to the stable
Saying, "There's plenty of oats for a soldier's horse, to eat it if he is able"
With me too-ry-ay, fol-de-diddle-day, di-re fol-de-diddle dai-rie oh
Then she took me by the lily-white hand, and led me to the table
Then she took me by the lily-white hand, and led me to the table
Saying, "There's plenty of wine for a soldier boy, to drink if he is able"
With me too-ry-ay, fol-de-diddle-day, di-re fol-de-diddle dai-rie oh
Then I got up and I made the bed, and I made it nice and aisy
Then I got up and I made the bed, and I made it nice and aisy
Then I got up and laid her down, saying, "Lassie, are you able?"
With me too-ry-ay, fol-de-diddle-day, di-re fol-de-diddle dai-rie oh
And there we lay till the break of day, and divil a one did hear us
And there we lay till the break of day, and divil a one did hear us
Then I arose, put on me clothes, saying, "Lassie, I must leave you"
With me too-ry-ay, fol-de-diddle-day, di-re fol-de-diddle dai-rie oh
And when will you return again, and when will we be married
And when will you return again, and when will we be married
When broken shells make Christmas bells, we might then get married
With me too-ry-ay, fol-de-diddle-day, di-re fol-de-diddle dai-rie oh
And who are you, me pretty fair maid, and who are you, me honey?
She answered me quite modestly, "I am me mother's darling"
With me too-ry-ay, fol-de-diddle-day, di-re fol-de-diddle dai-rie oh
And will you come to me mother's house, when the moon is shining clearly
And will you come to me mother's house, when the moon is shining clearly
I'll open the door and I'll let you in, and divil 'o one would hear us
With me too-ry-ay, fol-de-diddle-day, di-re fol-de-diddle dai-rie oh
So I went to her house in the middle of the night, when the moon was shining clearly
So I went to her house in the middle of the night, when the moon was shining clearly
She opened the door and she let me in, and divil the one did hear us
With me too-ry-ay, fol-de-diddle-day, di-re fol-de-diddle dai-rie oh
She took me horse by the bridle and the bit, and led him to the stable
She took me horse by the bridle and the bit, and led him to the stable
Saying, "There's plenty of oats for a soldier's horse, to eat it if he is able"
With me too-ry-ay, fol-de-diddle-day, di-re fol-de-diddle dai-rie oh
Then she took me by the lily-white hand, and led me to the table
Then she took me by the lily-white hand, and led me to the table
Saying, "There's plenty of wine for a soldier boy, to drink if he is able"
With me too-ry-ay, fol-de-diddle-day, di-re fol-de-diddle dai-rie oh
Then I got up and I made the bed, and I made it nice and aisy
Then I got up and I made the bed, and I made it nice and aisy
Then I got up and laid her down, saying, "Lassie, are you able?"
With me too-ry-ay, fol-de-diddle-day, di-re fol-de-diddle dai-rie oh
And there we lay till the break of day, and divil a one did hear us
And there we lay till the break of day, and divil a one did hear us
Then I arose, put on me clothes, saying, "Lassie, I must leave you"
With me too-ry-ay, fol-de-diddle-day, di-re fol-de-diddle dai-rie oh
And when will you return again, and when will we be married
And when will you return again, and when will we be married
When broken shells make Christmas bells, we might then get married
With me too-ry-ay, fol-de-diddle-day, di-re fol-de-diddle dai-rie oh
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I was prepared to aver that Christie Moore/Planxty's version was superior but as I've sat here listening this has grown on me. I really like it.🐨
flergin shlergin
Loreena began her career focusing on traditional Irish and Scottish songs and now she is roving back to her Celtic roots with this album. I like her take on this tune; cool arrangement and, as usual, her ethereal voice is a highlight. 
Double CRAP... Ludovico Einaudi then this? OMG
Bill are you upset with one of your long term subscribers??
Bill are you upset with one of your long term subscribers??
Please turn this garbage off!!!
Fine... I'll put on a cd or play an mp3 or something...
Fine... I'll put on a cd or play an mp3 or something...
Kinda reminds me of "The Battle of Evermore", but other than that... didn't quite like it.
Itchy fingers, rising blood pressure, irritation.
I've heard many a bar-singer put more emotion and vocal range into this song (excepting the one nasal tenor who performed it like dirge).
Way past her "best by" date.
Way past her "best by" date.
Shesdifferent wrote:
I usually like her stuff too, but her shrieking here makes me want to rip out my speakers just to make it stop!!
I'm an avid Loreena fan.....this however is not the best choice or representation of her music......
I usually like her stuff too, but her shrieking here makes me want to rip out my speakers just to make it stop!!
LennytheB wrote:
I'm still laughing...
hmmmm...I gave it a 5 and the average went from 5.6 to 5.7. Is that even possible?
I'm still laughing...
I'm an avid Loreena fan.....this however is not the best choice or representation of her music......
What the F is this?
I hate all this ridiculous RIVERDANCE-BULL...
but this song touches me!
but this song touches me!
Though I do enjoy this...I tend to like her instrumentals far more.
DarceySuzanne wrote:
I saw her in concert a couple of years ago. While I generally appreciate her singing, I definitely like some songs more than others.
However, the band with her was incredible. I wanted them to just keep jamming.
So, I know she's reeeally popular...but...her voice is so pinched and nasally in the higher register. Kind of annoying.
I saw her in concert a couple of years ago. While I generally appreciate her singing, I definitely like some songs more than others.
However, the band with her was incredible. I wanted them to just keep jamming.
mbolch30307 wrote:
Planxty version is the best!
For a much better version of this, please check out The Prodigals: https://prodigals.com/. Way too slow for my taste...
Planxty version is the best!
For a much better version of this, please check out The Prodigals: https://prodigals.com/. Way too slow for my taste...
Love this song — thanks so much for playing!
After hearing the damn bagpipes, my score jumped from a 7.... to a 4.
hmmmm...I gave it a 5 and the average went from 5.6 to 5.7. Is that even possible?
hippiechick wrote:
YAY!!
New Loreena!
YAY!!
Hmm. It's strange hearing die-diddle-eye-dum music in a non-Irish accent. Credit to McKennitt for giving Irish folk music a go and 'softening it up' for non-Irish audiences, but I'd have to hear a few more numbers to see how well she's done with the project. The Wind That Shakes The Barley is a powerful song which could be mangled by a non-Irish singer without historical understanding. A middle-of-the-road 5 from the half-Irish Nottingham jury.
So, I know she's reeeally popular...but...her voice is so pinched and nasally in the higher register. Kind of annoying.
hippiechick wrote:
That's true, it sounds pretty similar to the old stuff
It does sound like her other song.
That's true, it sounds pretty similar to the old stuff
It does sound like her other song.
hippiechick wrote:
That's true, it sounds pretty similar to the old stuff
No actually, it's pretty different - keep listening.
That's true, it sounds pretty similar to the old stuff
No actually, it's pretty different - keep listening.
Jamunca wrote:
How could you tell?
That's true, it sounds pretty similar to the old stuff
How could you tell?
That's true, it sounds pretty similar to the old stuff
hippiechick wrote:
How could you tell?
New Loreena!
How could you tell?
New Loreena!
Double CRAP... Ludovico Einaudi then this? OMG
Bill are you upset with one of your long term subscribers??
If you don't like it, hit the "skip button"! ...problem solved! ...and spare us from your drivel! A lot of RP listeners like this tune...I think it is a GREAT TUNE! Thanx RP!