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THE DONOVAN'S
From the film "Top O' The Morning"
(Francis Fahy / Alicia Adelaide Needham)
Bing Crosby, Barry Fitzgerald & Ann Blyth (Film Soundtrack) - 1949
Bing Crosby - 1949
Well if you would like to see
The height of hospitality
The cream of kindly welcome
And the core of cordiality
The joys of all the olden times
You're wishin' to recall again
Come down to Donovan's
And there you'll meet them all again
Oh, céad mile fáilte
They'll greet you down at Donovan's
As cheery as the springtime
As Irish as the conovan
The wish of my heart is
If ever I had anyone
That ev'ry luck that lightens life
May light upon the Donovan
As soon as e're you lift the latch
The little ones are meetin' you
And as soon as you're beneath the thatch
Kindly looks are greetin' you
Scarcely are you ready
To be holdin' out the "fist to them"??????????
When down by the fireside
You're sittin' in the midst of them
Oh, céad mile fáilte
They greet you at Donovan's
As cheery as the springtime
As Irish as the conovan
The wish of my heart is
If ever I had anyone
That ev'ry luck that lightens life
May light upon the Donovan
(Hey!)
(Hey! Hey!)
(Hey!)
(Donovan's!)
Well, then when you rise to go it's
"Hah, hah, hah, now then, sit down again"
"Isn't it a haste you're in" and
"Won't you soon come round again, hmmmm"
Your cobeen and your overcoat
You'd better pull it stray from them
T'will take you all your time to try
And tear yourself away from them
Oh, céad mile fáilte
They'll greet you down at Donovan's
As cheery as the springtime
As Irish as the conovan
The wish of my heart is
If ever I had anyone
That ev'ry luck that lightens life
May light upon the Donovan
That ev'ry luck that lightens life
May light upon the Donovan
(Hey!)
Donovan's!
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Ce'ad mile Fa'ilte! Wonderful song!A true Celtic heartwarmer! I believe the part you're missing is "holding out the fist to them" (as in offering to shake hands) i just needed to know how to spell "Ce'ad mile fa'ilte"... thanks. j
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