“The Wearing of the Green (IV)”

Description

"Farewell, for I must leave thee, my own, my native shore." The singer's father is buried in Ireland. His mother weeps but would weep more if he were a traitor, like some others. Exiles love to sing 'The wearing of the green" and think about return

References

1. Moylan 34, "The Wearing of the Green" (1 text)
2. O'Conor, p. 40, "The Wearing of the Green" (1 text)
3. ADDITIONAL: Edward Hayes, The Ballads of Ireland (Boston, 1859), Vol I, p. 277, "The Wearing of the Green"
4. BI, Moyl034