If I was a Blackbird

from Storyteller Part I by Walter Holland

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Performed, recorded and produced by
Steve Leonard and Walter Holland.

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I am a young sailor, my story is sad,
Though once I was carefree,
And a brave sailor lad,
I courted a lassie by night and by day,
Oh but now she has left me,
And sailed far away.

Oh, if I was a blackbird,
Could whistle and sing,
I'd follow the vessel,
My true love sails in,
And in the top riggin',
I would there build my nest,
And I'd flutter my wings,
O'er her lily white breast.

Or if I was a scholar,
And could handle the pen,
One secret love letter,
To my true love I'd send,
And tell of my sorrow,
My grief and my pain,
Since she's gone and left me ,
In yon flowery glen.

I sailed o'er the ocean,
My fortune to seek,
Though I missed her caress,
And her kiss on my cheek,
I returned and I told her,
My love was still warm,
But she turned away lightly,
And great was her scorn.

I offered to take her,
To Donnybrook Fair,
And to buy her fine ribbons,
To tie up her hair,
I offered to marry,
And to stay by her side,
But she says in the morning,
She sails with the tide.

My parents, they chide me,
And will not agree,
Saying that me and my false love,
Married should never be,
Oh, then let them deprive me,
Let them do what they will,
While there's breath in my body,
She's the one that I love still.

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from Storyteller Part I, released March 9, 2019
Performed, recorded and produced by
Steve Leonard and Walter Holland.

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Walter Holland San Diego, California

Walter was a founding member of the group Amber Route with Dr. Richard Watson. The group performed and recorded until 1982. The band recorded two albums, "Snail-Headed Victrolas" and "Ghost Tracks", which became cult classics.
After Amber Route, Walter released two solo albums of electronic music, "Relativity", and "Transience of Love" that continue to be regarded by collectors as classics. ... more

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