“The Glenshesk Waterside”
Description
The singer recalls wandering along the Glenshesk water, but now he must sadly depart. He wishes he were still there, "But fate proposes I must go, in foreign lands abide." He describes all the things he won't see again
Cross references
- cf. "Scarborough Settler's Lament" (theme) and references there
References
- SHenry H19a, p. 194, "The Glenshesk Waterside" (1 text, 2 tunes, one a corrected version of the other)
- Roud #9510
- BI, HHH019a