The Banks of Kilrea (I) — The singer sees a beautiful girl (dressed in mourning?) by Kilrae. She explains… Behind These Stone Walls — The singer, although "brought up by good parents," tells of being orphaned at t… Belfast Town — Mary is keeping sheep when Prince Dermott rides out hunting. He sees her and fa… California Joe — "Well, mates, I don't like stories," so the singer tells his: of rescuing an or… The Children in the Wood (The Babes in the Woods) — Two young orphaned children are left in the care of their uncle. He decides to … Don't Leave Your Mother When Her Hair Turns Gray — "Stick to your mother, Tom, And don't you leave her worry, lad." The singer, wh… The Drunkard's Child (I) — "Oh, father, do not ask me why the tears roll down my cheek... It breaks my hea… The Drunkard's Lone Child — "Out in the gloomy night sadly I roam, No one to love me, no friends and no hom… Ellen of Aberdeen — "My earthly pleasures now are fled, My joyful days are done, Since Ellen in her… The English Orphan — "My home is in England, my home is not here, But why should I murmur when trial…