susan o'dwyer

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a variation of the irish traditional song, “Siun Ni Dhuibnir”

susan o’dwyer

i walked out one morning
for market to buy and sell
as others before me
tis’ thirsty, there i fell
and sat down to drink
with susan o’dwyer to tell
we drank and we drank and we drank
all the pain to hell

oh susan o’dwyer
say why do you care for me
sorrow and ruin upon me
may always be
my grief and the troubles
will come and rain down on thee
but i saw in her eyes
a blue deeper than all the sea

susan o’dwyer
you’re beginning and you’re end
no finer woman
the Author of Stories sent
your brightness and fairness and goodness
bring hearts to mend
but now your leaving
has caused my heart to rend

a rewriting by michael mcguane