Misc Traditional – Dunluce Castle (Guitar)

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Once upon a time in Ireland,

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Stood a castle proud and free,

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On the stormy coast of Antrim,

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High above the Irish Sea.

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Lords and ladies gathered nightly,

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In the great hall of the king,

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Bread and meat and wine did flow,

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Bards would play and poets sing.

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McDonald was a chieftain bold,

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Who dwelled in Dunluce with his clan,

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Safe from ships upon the ocean,

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And from raiders on the land.

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There he ruled for many years,

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For Ulster was his wide domain,

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Many tried to conquer him,

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And many men have died in vain.

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Dunluce Castle fell to no man,

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Sword, or pike, or cannon ball,

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Roving clans or Spanish foeman,

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Dunluce stood against them all.

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When a fleet of Spanish raiders

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Sailed across the raging main,

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Sure that victory was at hand

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And glory for the King of Spain.

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McDonald met them with full storm,

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And loudly did the cannons roar,

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The tide of Spain was turned away

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And vanished from the Irish shore.

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Dunluce Castle fell to no man,

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Sword, or pike, or cannon ball,

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Roving clans or Spanish foeman,

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Dunluce stood against them all.

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Then one night a storm came in

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And loudly did the north wind blow,

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Walls of stone came crumblin′ down

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And fell into the sea below.

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Fate was cruel as many souls

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Were lost against the raging might,

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Nature did what no man could

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On a dark and stormy night.

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Dunluce Castle fell to no man,

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Sword, or pike, or cannon ball,

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Roving clans or Spanish foeman,

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Dunluce stood against them all.